World Bank2014-04-152014-04-152014-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17801This paper investigates how the development of the livestock sector can contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction in the continent, with the ultimate objective of identifying major information gaps critical to designing and implementing successful livestock sector policies and investments. As a first step, the paper presents an analysis of African consumption of animal-source foods. This is rapidly growing and is forecast to continue doing so. It therefore provides opportunities for demand-led growth. This focus is distinct from the more traditional, production-oriented entry point. To understand opportunities for poverty reduction, this paper reviews both the quantitative and qualitative dimensions of African markets for livestock products, in this case animal-source foods. Second, rather than exploring production and productivity constraints, which are known to a large extent, the paper focuses on the incentives that rural households have to invest in their livestock to overcome those constraints. Indeed, farmers often fail to adopt readily available technologies. To analyze incentives, the paper reviews two intertwined dimensions of households' livestock activities, namely herd and flock size and livestock-derived income. The paper concludes by identifying investment priorities for improving the quantity and quality of livestock information so that decision makers will be better able to formulate and implement investments in the livestock sector that effectively contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSOLUTE VALUEAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTUREANIMALANIMAL DISEASESANIMAL DUNGANIMAL FOODSANIMAL HEALTHANIMAL HEALTH SERVICESANIMAL INDUSTRYANIMAL ORIGINANIMAL OWNERSHIPANIMAL POWERANIMAL PRODUCTIONANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMSANIMAL PRODUCTSANIMAL PROTEINANIMAL RESOURCESANIMAL SOURCE FOODSANIMAL WELFAREANIMALSBEEFBEEF CATTLEBEEF PRODUCTIONBIRDSBREEDINGBREEDSBROILER PRODUCERSCASH INCOMECHEESECHICKENCOLLECTIVE ACTIONCOMMUNAL AREASCROP PRODUCTIONCROP RESIDUESCULTURAL REASONSDAIRYDAIRY CATTLEDAIRY COWSDAIRY MARKETINGDEMAND FOR FOODDEMAND FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTSDETERMINANTDETERMINANTSDIETDRAFT POWERECONOMIC INCENTIVESECONOMICSEGGEGG PRODUCTIONEGGSEQUINESEQUIPMENTEXOTIC BREEDSFARMFARM ANIMALSFARMERSFARMINGFARMSFEEDFEEDINGFEEDING PRACTICESFEEDSFISHERIESFLOCKFODDERFOOD DEMANDFOOD PRICESFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD QUALITYFOOD SAFETYFOOD SECURITYGENDERGOATGOAT MEATGOATSHELMINTHSHERDHERD COMPOSITIONHERD SIZEHERD STRUCTUREHERDSHIGH VALUE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSHOUSINGHUMAN NUTRITIONINCOME FROM LIVESTOCKINCOMESINTENSIVE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLIONSLIVE ANIMALSLIVE BIRDSLIVE WEIGHTLIVELIHOODSLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK ACTIVITIESLIVESTOCK ASSETSLIVESTOCK DATALIVESTOCK ENTERPRISESLIVESTOCK FARMSLIVESTOCK HUSBANDRYLIVESTOCK INCOMELIVESTOCK INDUSTRYLIVESTOCK INFORMATIONLIVESTOCK INVESTMENTSLIVESTOCK KEEPERSLIVESTOCK MARKETINGLIVESTOCK MARKETSLIVESTOCK OPERATIONSLIVESTOCK OUTPUTSLIVESTOCK OWNERSLIVESTOCK OWNERSHIPLIVESTOCK POPULATIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCERSLIVESTOCK PRODUCTLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMSLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITYLIVESTOCK PRODUCTSLIVESTOCK RESEARCHLIVESTOCK SECTORLIVESTOCK SPECIESLIVESTOCK STATISTICSLIVESTOCK SYSTEMSLIVESTOCK UNITSLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL BREEDLOW INCOMEMANUREMARKET ACCESSMEATMEAT MARKETSMEAT PRODUCTIONMEAT PRODUCTSMILKMILK CONSUMPTIONMILK MARKETMILK MARKETSMILK PRODUCTIONMILK PRODUCTSMILKINGMUTTONNATURAL RESOURCESNUTRITIONNUTRITIONAL VALUEPASTORAL POPULATIONSPASTUREPIGPIG PRODUCTIONPIGSPORKPOULTRYPOULTRY MEATPOULTRY PRODUCTIONPOULTRY SCIENCEPOVERTY REDUCTIONRAW MILKRESTAURANTSRUMINANTSRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL HOUSEHOLDRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL LIVESTOCKSHEEPSMALL RUMINANTSSPECIES COMPOSITIONSUPPLIERSSUPPLY CHAINSWANTALLOWTICKSTOTTROPICAL LIVESTOCK UNITURBANIZATIONVEGETABLESVETERINARYVILLAGE10.1596/17801