This document introduces the Global Agenda of Action in Support of Sustainable Livestock Sector Development (the Agenda). The Agenda aims to continuously improve the efficient use of natural resources in the livestock sector through a multi-stakeholder partnership approach. It focuses on three areas: closing the efficiency gap through application of existing technologies, restoring value to grasslands, and moving towards zero discharge of nutrients from manure. The partnership functions to build consensus, share knowledge, analyze issues, guide innovation and investments. An open platform, guiding group, and focus area groups have been established to implement the Agenda. Recent developments include side events, establishing the guiding group, scoping activities, and planning for the next multi-stakeholder platform meeting

1. Sustainable livestock. For People, for the Planet
Jeroen Dijkman, FAO

2. AGENDA SCOPE & FOCUS
What?
http://youtu.be/3NmL8DjMOXQ
INTRODUCING THE AGENDA

3. What is the Agenda ?
GLOBAL AGENDA OF ACTION IN SUPPORT
OF SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
o The planet as a resource, as a home, as a
common future
o Public good nature of the environmental and
social challenges
o Global economic integration of the sector
o Local action/global impact

4. What is the Agenda ?
GLOBAL AGENDA OF ACTION IN SUPPORT
OF SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
A list of things to do
(for all stakeholders)
o Improve resource use
o Continuous change
o Carried by a joint vision

5. What is the Agenda ?
GLOBAL AGENDA OF ACTION IN SUPPORT
OF SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
o Practice change (do things differently)
o Requires knowledge and incentives
o Leads to innovation and investment

6. What is the Agenda ?
GLOBAL AGENDA OF ACTION IN SUPPORT
OF SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
o Publicsector:supportpolicies,researchandinvestment;advocacy
andawarenessbuilding
o Privatesector:Innovationandinvestment;appliedknowledge;
guidelines;linkstomarket
o Civilsociety/NGO:advocacyandawarenessbuilding;linksto
marginalizedsectoractors
o Academia:Researchandanalysisfortechnicalandinstitutional
innovation;methodologies
o Inter-governmentalorganizations:coordinationandbrokering;
supportanalysisandinvestments;capacitydevelopment

7. What is the Agenda ?
GLOBAL AGENDA OF ACTION IN SUPPORT
OF SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
o Sustainability: not a state but a continuous process of
improvement
o Livestock: Terrestrial and kept for food domesticated
species
o Sector approach: considering the diversity of
production systems, involving the sector stakeholders
o Development: improved resource use to support
livelihoods, long-term food security and economic
development

8. AGENDA PROCESS
How?

9. Developments so far
o Consultation process started in 2010 (FAO COAG)
Dialogue group: voluntary, improve sector performance
o The Brasilia consensus
First Multi-stakeholder platform meeting, May 2011
Endorsement of the Agenda’s nature
o The Phuket Roadmap
Second Multi-stakeholder platform meeting, December 2011
Endorsement of the Agenda’s focus
o Interim Preparatory Committee meetings
2012: Endorsement of the Agenda’s functions
o COAG endorsement of the Agenda: Rome, May 2012
o Focus Area Workshops, Rome, Seoul and Brasilia, Spring 2012
o Workshop Turning the Agenda into concrete actions
o Rome, September 2012
o The Agenda Consensus
Third multi-stakeholder platform meeting, Nairobi, January 2013

10. A CONSENSUS

11. Achievements so far
Consensus on :
o The objective: Continuous improvement of
livestock sector’s resource use efficiency
o The nature of the Agenda
o Three focus areas
o The initial set up

12. Improve natural resource use efficiency
o Despite higher resource costs, sector growth will
continue
o Huge performance gaps within systems/ species and
across countries
o Large potential for social, economic and environmental
gains.
o Technical solutions are available but policies need to be
better aligned.
o Safeguards: respect socially desirable outcomes (public
health, animal genetic diversity, animal welfare…

13. Nature of the Agenda
o Multi-stakeholder partnership
o Open and voluntary
o Inclusive and consensual
o Direction of change
o Knowledge based
o Respect

14. Three focus areas
o Closing the efficiency gap
Application of existing technologies (through public-
private and other forms of partnership)
o Restoring value to grassland
Better management of grazing land for C sequestration,
protection of water and biodiversity, enhanced productivity
and livelihoods (financial and institutional innovations)
o Towards Zero discharge
Recovering and recycling nutrients and energy from
manure (planning tools and regulatory and incentive
frameworks)

15. Functions of the partnership
o Consult & Network
To build consensus and share knowledge on technology, best
practices, policies and institutional environments.
o Analyze & Inform
To better understand resource use issues, to develop harmonized
methods to measure resource use efficiency and to identify entry
points for improvements.
o Guide & Pilot
To provide strategic guidance on innovation and investments and to
catalyze resource use efficient practices at scale.

16. Initial set up
o Open Multi-Stakeholder Platform
for consensus building on priority issues and actions
o Guiding Group
for overall direction, communication and stakeholder connection
- only for signatories of the consensus
o Focus Area groups
to implement the partnership joint work programs (assessments
and tools)- only for signatories of the consensus
o Support Group(s)
For coordination and consensus building, assistance and
guidance, support to Focus Area groups and formation of ad
hoc expert teams, communication strategy.

17. LATEST AGENDA DEVELOPMENTS

18. Latest developments
o Multi-Stakeholder Action for Sustainable Livestock. Side-
event held during FAO conference on 17 June
o Consolidation of focus area groups, work programmes
and designation of Guiding Group representatives. First
meeting of Guiding Group held on 17/18 June in FAO, Rome
o Mobilization, communication and additional funding.
Consensus signing progressing
(http://www.livestockdialogue.org/partners/en/) - various donor
negotiations ongoing
o Scoping activities underway. Including FA workshops between
June-August 2013
o Next MSP meeting in early October 2013 (Ottawa,
Canada). Including evaluation and possible refinements of the initial
set up, and presentation of new implementation modalities

19. thank you
jeroen.dijkman@fao.org