The Livestock Development Strategy for Africa (LiDeSA) 2015 - 2035: The Roadmap to a Successful Livestock Sector

The “Livestock Development Strategy for Africa (LiDeSA) 2015–2035 seeks to transform the African livestock sector for accelerated and equitable growth. The strategy aims at addressing identified barriers in the sector through the following strategic objectives: • To attract public and private investment along the livestock value chains • To enhance animal health and increase production, productivity and resilience of production systems • To enhance innovation, generation and utilization of technologies, capacities and entrepreneurship skills of value chain actors • To enhance access to market, services and value addition The strategy is aligned to the ongoing regional strategies, policy frameworks and guidelines; and is coherent with the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), Frameworks and Agenda at the Continental, Regional Economic Community (REC) and Member States’(MS) levels.