Connecting livestock keepers in Eastern Africa
to markets to enhance resilience
Uganda Livestock Sector Consultative Meeting, Kampala, 14 March 2017
Isabelle Baltenweck

Problem statement
• In Eastern Africa, livestock keepers and other value chain actors, including the
youths, are unable to participate in, and exploit national and regional market
opportunities for, livestock and livestock products
• Unable to exploit emerging opportunities for innovative livestock insurance
products.
• Policy makers and government officials have scanty information on the
informal cross-borders livestock trade, and losses incurred by actors

Key issues of concern in pastoral systems

Proposed project sites
Uganda/Kenya/South Ethiopia

Project duration, budget and partners
• Project duration: 2 to 3 years
• Proposed budget: €1,209,677
– CTA contribution: €999,557
– The rest is ILRI contribution
• Partners: Private sector (e.g. insurers for IBLI),
World Vision, Mercy Corps, District Local
Governments

Expected project outcomes
Key outcome: Contribute to increased incomes and resilience of
livestock dependent populations in Eastern Africa.
Contributing outcomes;
•Improved business practices by livestock keepers and other actors in cross-
border livestock trade as a result of increased linkages with value chain service
providers.
•Improved knowledge on constraints and challenges by policy makers, investors
and development agents,
•Improved capacity to implement policy regulations, market interventions and
investments

Expected Results

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