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Pro-poor issues for livestock and some lessons for Vietnam from ILRI’s research. Vietnam Agriculture Outlook Conference 2013 Hanoi, Vietnam 4 April 2013. Outline. Introduction. Definition.
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Pro-poor issues for livestock and some lessons for Vietnam from ILRI’s research Vietnam Agriculture Outlook Conference 2013 Hanoi, Vietnam 4 April 2013
Outline • Introduction
Definition • Pro-poor livestock research is defined as research that is planned and implemented with the specific objective of producing research outputs that are of value in the development and implementation of technologies, tools, processes, or policies that result in reduction in poverty of people who depend to some extent on livestock for their livelihoods.
Context of a changing Asia • Economies are growing rapidly. • Incomes are rising in at least a proportion of the population. • Dietary patterns are changing. • Climate change and other environmental challenges are becoming front and center of development issues that need to be tackled. • All these have implications for the livestock sector and for the poor who depend on livestock.
Key drivers of changing livestock landscape in Asia • Rural – urban divide
Key drivers of changing livestock landscape in Asia • Rapidly growing demand and rising prices for livestock products
Key drivers of changing livestock landscape in Asia • A food retail revolution, supply chain adjustment, and importance of traditional local markets
Key drivers of changing livestock landscape in Asia • Trade liberalization
Key drivers of changing livestock landscape in Asia • Endemic, emerging, and re-emerging diseases
Key drivers of changing livestock landscape in Asia • Environmental concerns
Key drivers of changing livestock landscape in Asia • Changing production systems
Key drivers of changing livestock landscape in Asia • Evolving policy needs
Key drivers of changing livestock landscape in Asia • Increased donor interest in agriculture
Key drivers of changing livestock landscape in Asia • Changing roles of public and private sector
Key drivers of changing livestock landscape in Asia • Knowledge management in a communication revolution