A three-day consultative workshop was organised at the FARA Secretariat in Accra, Ghana, from 29 - 31 October, 2008, to develop the content, strategic approach and implementation framework for NSF3 - Regional Policies and Markets.
The purpose of the consultation was to assess and determine key interventions and areas of FARA's comparative advantage in facilitating and coordinating initiatives and activities on regional policies and market strategies and approaches that would enhance broad based improvements in agricultural productivity,competitiveness and markets in Africa.
The full report of the stakeholder consultation is available for download.
Targeting Markets for African Live Stock Commodities
African trade in livestock and livestock commodities is currently far below what is required to support the level of economic development needed on the continent. The potential of the livestock sector to ensure food security and reduce poverty is therefore enormous. However, improvements in the productivity of livestock and greater access to markets for livestock and livestock commodities are essential for exploiting this potential. There are abundant resources and technologies available for increasing the productivity of livestock. more information ENGLISH FRENCH
Targeting Markets for African Live Stock Commodities- Fact Sheet
. If smallholder livestock producers are to be food secure and less poor, governments must provide an appropriate policy environment for removing production and market constraints and facilitating access to lucrative, highprice, high-value markets for livestock and livestock commodities.
. African trade in livestock and livestock commodities is currently far below what is required to support the level of economic development needed on the continent. more information. ENGLISH FRENCH
