Ongoing projects regarding trade in meat and livestock in West and Central Africa

Methodological Workshop and launch Promoting regional trade in meat and livestock-related products in ECOWAS

Berhanu Bedane & Felix NjeumiFebruary 12 to 14, 2014Hotel Belle Côte - Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

CONTENT

• Context

• On-going initiative regarding livestock &

meat market in West & Central Africa

• Main challenges

• Recommendations

CONTEXT - FAOUN specialized agency in food & agriculture, with a comprehensive mandate from its MS (194) to work globally on all aspects of food & agriculture

Vision - a world free from hunger & malnutrition

Global goals

1.reduction of hunger & ensuring availability of sufficient, safe & nutritious food for all

2.elimination of poverty

3.sustainable management and utilization of natural resources

CONTEXT - FAO

• Expertise available from Livestock & trade divisions, HQ

• RAF is one of the 6 regional offices, covering 47 countries in Africa

• 4 sub-regional offices (Central, East, South and till recently West Africa)

• The 15 West African are now covered with a desk in the RAF

• Representation in all of the 15 WA countries

ON-GOING INITIATIVES

• Livestock sector review in 15 WA countries • A study on meat, milk & poultry value

chains in selected countries• Challenges of cross-border transhumance

in ECOWAS region• Identification & prioritization of major

TADs in West Africa• Various projects at country level

ON-GOING INITIATIVES

Livestock-meat & dairy value chain project•ECOWAS identified policy gap & requested FAO for technical support•Support to policy initiatives for the development of livestock/meat & dairy value chains in West Africa, TCP/SFW/3402•The project started in 2013 •Covers all the 15 countries

ON-GOING INITIATIVESObjectives• To support the development of policy instruments• To produce priority investment plans

Results• Regional & National project team in place• Inventory of value chain status, policies, investment• Validation workshop involving all stakeholders• Working on policy instruments & investment

priorities (on-going)

MTF/CMR/034/STFCAMEROUN

Intitulé du projet: Appui à l’amélioration du contrôle des maladies transfrontalières du bétail objet du Commerce.Objectif: Amélioration quantitative et qualitative des animaux de commerce et de leurs produits, par la réduction des pertes dues aux maladies transfrontalières.Period: Juin 2012-Mai 2014Financé par: OMC (STDF)

Résultats attendusAu terme de ce projet les résultats suivants sont attendus:•Des plans stratégiques nationaux de lutte et de contrôle des maladies animales transfrontalières et une carte de distribution et impact des maladies ciblées sur le territoire et dans les élevages.•Des acteurs formés et capables d’appliquer les prescriptions officielles et commerciales dans le domaine SPS.•Des exploitants dotés des compétences renforcées et organisés en association pour lutter contre les maladies animales.•Des SV renforcés en matière de surveillance et de gestion des maladies transfrontalières.•Des stratégies d’intervention harmonisées, maîtrisées et partagées par tous les acteurs.

SYNERGIES & COMPLEMENTARITIES

• With other FAO on-going activities at country &

regional level – NAIPS & CPF in particular

• With initiatives of/with other partners (e.g. Vet

Governance on policy)

• MoU signed with ECOWAS and CILSS, soon with

UEMOA

• Extensive network of offices & expertise

MAJOR CHALLENGES - GENERAL

• Lack or unclear livestock policy • Livestock not prioritised by many

governments in their NAIP• Inadequate investment & lack of credit

services• Dilapidated infrastructure for livestock

production, marketing, processing, etc. • Actors lack the necessary skills,

organizations & linkage with market

MAJOR CHALLENGES - SPECIFIC

• Low production & productivity – Land tenure, tradition production, genetics, feed, diseases

• Institutional/socio-economic – Inadequate policies, difficult to enforce rules & regulations, limited investment, lack of credit, illegal barriers, actors not organised, competition with imported products

• Infrastructure, technology & marketing – for production, processing, transporting, storage, packaging, etc. market & market information

RECOMMENDATIONS - GENERAL

• Sensitization of decision makers with tangible evidence on livestock

• Better involvement of livestock authorities in national planning & policy development

• Lobby to secure 3% of national budget• Incentives for local livestock industry• Synergy of actors in the livestock sector

(Alone, you go faster. Together we go further!)

RECOMMENDATIONS - SPECIFIC

• Enabling conditions for increased production & productivity

• Promotion of meat & milk processing, transport, storage, packaging, etc.

• Facilitate markets & marketing including availability of market information

• Organization, sensitization & training of actors

Thank you!