Presented by Jimmy W. Smith at the Workshop on ‘The role of livestock in smallholder livelihoods’, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Agriculture and Food for Development, London, UK, 29 June 2016

1. The changing images
of livestock in development
Jimmy W. Smith
Director General, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
‘The role of livestock in smallholder livelihoods’
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Agriculture and Food for Development
London, UK, 29 June 2016

2. Improved food and
nutrition security for
health
Improved natural
resource systems and
ecosystem services
Reduced poverty
15 CGIAR centres working in an
integrated portfolio of CGIAR research programs

3. Gains in meat consumption in developing
countries are outpacing those of developed
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developing
developed

4. The changing images of livestock

5. Meeting livestock demand by
importing, industrializing or transforming

6. Transforming fragile livestock growth

7. Transforming rapid livestock growth

8. Transforming high livestock growth

9. Cross-cutting livestock issues

10. Thank you!
UK provides ILRI with
UK£14.7 million funding for 13 projects
19 scientists (current)
15 MSc/PhD students (since 2010)
UK partners in ILRI work include
15 UK universities and institutes
plus
CABI | CTLGH | GALVmed
MRC | NERC | ODI | Wellcome Trust

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