Actions to Avert Feed-Related Disasters: An action agenda for building resilient, coordinated, and investment-ready feed and fodder systems in Africa

Abstract

Feed-related disasters are no longer occasional shocks. They are becoming a recurring feature of African livestock systems because feed and fodder sectors remain underdeveloped, weakly monitored, and poorly integrated into policy, investment, and emergency planning. RAFFS Project evidence shows that most countries still approach feed shortages through a drought-oriented paradigm, relying on late-stage indicators and humanitarian relief rather than building structured feed systems that can prevent crisis in the first place.