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Welcome presentation by Alan Duncan to the ILRI Annual Program Meeting, Addis Ababa, 15 April 2010
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Why are we here? What outcomes are we expecting?
• I know the ILRI family (and culture) better (particularly out posted staff)
• I am able to articulate ILRI’s position on livestock goods and bads, meaning what are real bads, real goods and what we don’t yet know (a reality check?)
• I understand better where ILRI is strong and where we still need to work harder…… I have challenged my thinking on what I am doing – how I do and deliver my work (say what exactly changed)
• We have clarified our thinking on how we can contribute to new CG mega-programs
Our focus this week …
What does ILRI think about livestock goods and bads ….?
What percent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from livestock?
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
12%
18%
51%
Don’t know
Worldwatch
Long Shadow
Long Shadow minus LUC
In global terms are livestock:
36.1%
63.9%
a pathway out of poverty?
polluters of the planet?
Proportions significantly different (p=0.002) [n=61]
In Sub-saharan Africa are livestock:
95.0%
5.0%a pathway out of poverty?
polluters of the planet?
Proportions significantly different (p<0.001) [n=60]
In South Asia are livestock:
83.3%
16.7%
a pathway out of poverty?
polluters of the planet?
Proportions significantly different (p<0.001) [n=60]
Of the following global livestock 'bads', I rank their importance as follows (reciprocal of average rank
shown):0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
Zoonotic diseasesuch as rift valleyfever, 'bird flu',
Overgrazing andloss of biodiversity
Environmental/waterpollution
Climate change
Eating too muchmeat is bad forpeople's health'
Least Important Most Important
a
a
a
a
b
No conse
nsus
Of the following global livestock 'goods', I rank their importance as follows (reciprocal of average rank
shown):0 1
Livelihood option for the world’s poor
Nutritional supplementation for under-nourished people and children
Provision of inputs (draught power,manure) in mixed crop livestock
Maintaining biodiversity and providingenvironmental services – e.g.
Cultural value
Least Important Most Important
c
d
d
b
a
Some agreement
Our roadmap for the meeting
• Today – scene setting – facts and figures – questions – getting to know ILRI
• Tomorrow and Saturday – couple of sessions on how we work with development and research partners – P&C session – Marketplace (workshops, Livestock Matters, stands, posters)
• Saturday – what it means for ILRI – goods and bads that ILRI should address - closing
Research gaps sessions• Development of pitches on:
– Climate Change and other Drivers – Mario Herrero plus An Notenbaert
– Grazing and plant biodiversity and soils etc - Jan de Leeuw plus Mohamed Said
– Erosion of animal genetic resources/biodiversity - Steve Kemp plus Abdou Fall
– Zoonotic Disease – Jeff Mariner plus Phil Toye – Social Issues/Poverty – Nancy Johnson plus Jemimah Njuki – Contributions to Nutrition – Isabelle Baltenweck plus Ayele Gelan – If another group emerges during APM that can also form
…..don’t forget the MPs
Enjoy APM !Enjoy APM !