Whatever Happened to the Pro-Poor Livestock Development Paradigm? Backcasting to a sustainable future for Africa’s livestock keepers

How knowledge and lessons of the past can inform a secure and sustainable future for the continent’s livestock-dependent poor

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2012
Document Type:
Literature Review
Theme:
Agriculture
Authors:
Heffernan, C

Abstract

This abstract is based on a full-length paper written by Claire Heffernan in 2012. This paper sets out to see how the lessons and knowledge of the past can inform both the transition towards and options for, a more secure and sustainable future for the continent’s livestock-dependent poor. It does this through first, revisiting the pro-poor livestock development paradigm, focusing on 3 core areas - livelihoods, gender and pro-poor policy. Second, via the lens of ‘backcasting’ exploring the component parts of a sustainable future for Africa’s poor livestock keepers and the identifying the transitional pathways connecting this future to the present.

This is an output from the ‘Global Alliance For Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed): Phase 2 – Protecting Livestock and Saving Human Lives’ programme

Citation

Heffernan, Claire (2012) Whatever Happened to the Pro-Poor Livestock Development Paradigm?: Backcasting to a sustainable future for Africa’s livestock keepers. GALVmed 7pp

Whatever Happened to the Pro-Poor Livestock Development Paradigm?

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Published 1 January 2012
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