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Africa’s demand for livestock and livestock products is currently higher than the existing supply and is poised to increase significantly in the next three decades.
By the year 2050, with increased population to 2.4 billion people, food demand for livestock products will nearly double in subSaharan Africa and South Asia, to around 400 kcal per person per day.
This high and growing demand meets imports estimated at 4 billion USD per year as investments remain at an all-time low and a myriad challenge continue to stifle the sector’s potential for growth.
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The African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), a technical office of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Environment (DARBE) of the African Union Commission (AUC), is implementing the Pan-African Support to the AU-IBAR for a Sustainable Development of Livestock for Livelihoods in Africa project (Live2Africa).