Objectives:
- Additional bullet point - Further Highlight the role, importance of livestock production systems for smallholders in developing and emerging economies and the vital role such systems play in contributing to agro-ecological balance, landscape management use and utilization of marginal resources, particularly in the light of threats to pastoralists systems of livestock production.
Nature and Scope
- Should highlight and focus on the economic , cultural and social importance of livestock production systems among smallholders and the valuable contributions made to livelihoods and equal importance be given to such systems, their resiliency and their sustainability as proven systems appropriate for given agro-ecological zones and that not only are they economically important , particularly in fragile environments but they play a heavy and significant role in both cultural and social norms of communities and societies which is often overlooked to the detriment of the system and its practitioners and to the wide state level actors. In addition, greater awareness and importance, be given to traditional knowledge and practices (particularly around pastoralist systems) and to State actors being flexible in creating the environment for such practices to operate.
Mr. John McCormack