Policy, finance and technology in livestock development in sub-Saharan Africa: some critical issues
Anteneh, A.; Sandford, S.; Anteneh, B.
ILCA Bulletin 31: 2-13
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0255-0008 Document Number: 249668
The major technical constraints facing the livestock subsector in sub-Saharan Africa are inadequate animal feed and nutrition, diseases, and a genetic structure specially geared to survival. The main non-technical constraints are insufficient non-staff expenditure for both services and research, underinvestment in adaptive research, poor infrastructure, and lack of qualified manpower to conduct research, analyse policies and implement development projects. While some progress has been made in the field of animal health, the future development of sub-Saharan Africa's livestock subsector depends largely on the availability of increased investment, more appropriate producer incentives, improved institutions (e.g. for marketing and input supply), stronger capacity to plan and monitor, improved technology and strengthened national research capacity.