REVEALING THE POWER OF LIVESTOCK SECTOR.


1. No poverty. 
Over 1 billion people rely on livestock for their livelihoods. Livestock give poor households reliable cash income. In developing countries, the demand livestock products is expected to increase by 50% in the next three decades.
Connecting poor farmers to markets and better breeding, veterinary services and feeds is smart move to end poverty.

2. Gender equality.
According to Uganda Bureau Of Statistics (UBOS) 34.1% of livestock-keeping households are female headed. Sheep husbandry is women's business in Afghanistan.
Applying gender transformative approaches to access and control of livestock production resources, development of labour saving technologies for livestock feeding are smart moves to empower women.

3. Zero Hunger.
Milk, meat and eggs provide essential proteins, energy and micronutrients. Consumption of even small amounts of animal food products combats under-nutrition, improves cognitive development and increases physical growth. 
Developing countries led in the global food production, 500 million small-scale farmers support more than 2 billion people hence enhancing the productivity of animal sources food by improving breeding, feeding and veterinary services are smart moves to end hunger.

4. Good health and wellbeing.
Animal sources foods (meat, milk and eggs) present food safety risk. 60% of infectious Diseases and 75% of other emerging diseases are zoonotic, claiming 2.5 billion human cases globally and approximately 2.7 million death annually.
Improving food safety in informal markets, better disease surveillance, animal husbandry practices are smart moves to ensure good health and wellbeing.

5. Climate action 
Livestock sector contribute to 14.5% of the global greenhouse gas emissions hence contributing to increased global temperatures.
Crop and animal diversification among pastrol communities is a smart move to combat climate changes and it's impact.

6. Life on land.
Expansion of pasture land to raise cattle has contributed to 41% deforestation of tropical forests.
Reversing land degradation through better pastrol land management is a smart to conserve life on land.

7. Decent work and economic growth.
Globally livestock contribute about 40% of agricultural gross domestic product and provides livelihood and income for more than 1.3 billion people. In Uganda livestock contributes 5.2% and 12.7% to the national GDP and Agricultural GDP respectively.
Developing national livestock Master Plans, to support effective investment planning to optimize livestock sector contribution to national economic growth and developing a new vaccine for East coast fever leading to loss of 300 million dollars per year in cattle deaths and lost production in Africa, are smart moves to promote decent work and economic growth.

In conclusion.
Collaboratively efforts of diverse community members, local, national and on global level are key players to attaining the SDGs by 2030, together everyone achieves more.

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