ILRI Annual Program Meeting 2010

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 !