1. The report striking the right balance between agriculture development and the live stock sector specifically with respect to their relative contribution to FSN.
The report is comprehensive covering a wide range of challenges to be faced in the future.
2. Nutritionally it is mentioned in the report ( 1.4 sustainable agricultural development for FSN : the key role of the live stock sector ), the importance of animal protein food meat , milk and eggs in compacting malnutrition and wide range of nutritional deficiencies, the consumption difference between developed and developing countries.
In the same paragraph it is mentioned the relation between meat consumption (especially red and processed meat and cardiovascular diseases some cancers and diabetes.
I hope that reasonable amount of meat consumption could be advised in the report for covering nutritional needs without affecting health.
3. The development of animal production in developing countries needs involvement of all stakeholders public, private and NGO’s, as mentioned in the report.
The role of NGO’s is essential and needs to be highlighted in the report.
Example of what is running now in Egypt. The establishment of MisrElkheir and other organizations to help the poorest villages and gender in rural areas in the field of animal production beside its other activities.
MisrElkheir organization established a company “ArdElkheir” in 2009 for marketing products for small and medium income generating projects .in the year 2011. ArdElkheir became one of the most important companies for animal production, meat and milk, it own four farms of five thousand dairy and fattened animals.
The company delivered 6287 animals to MisrElkheir organization to be distributed to 6287 families in the poorest villages, and conducting training programs helping them in management and feeding and also with veterinary service.
The cost of animals is 11,000,000. $. the organization also distributed 12071 tons of feed to the families costing 5,000,000 $ during the period from 2011 to 2014
4. MisrElkeir animal production project for gender:
The organization established three farms financed by united nation with 300.000 $ for one year from 2012 – 2013. The farms are managed by gender.
The first one include 170 cows, managed by 40 women,
The second include 40 cows managed by 25 women and the third include 25 cows, managed by 15 women.
All women have been trained for breeding, management and feeding .
MisrElkeir is a good example for describing the role of NGO’s concerning livestock.
Dr. Akila Saleh
General coordinator
Food Security Information Center
Akila Saleh