Pastoralism: Animal health and food safety situation analysis, Kenya and Tanzania

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cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZ
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.creator.identifierDelia Grace: 0000-0002-0195-9489
cg.creator.identifierSilvia Alonso: 0000-0002-0565-536X
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.slideshare.net/ILRI/tropentag-poster-wakhunguen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL HEALTHen
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETYen
cg.subject.ilriPASTORALISMen
dc.contributor.authorWakhungu, Judi W.en
dc.contributor.authorWesongah, J.en
dc.contributor.authorGalgalo, T.en
dc.contributor.authorMsalya, G.en
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen
dc.contributor.authorUnger, Freden
dc.contributor.authorAlonso, Silviaen
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-30T10:47:32Zen
dc.date.available2014-09-30T10:47:32Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/43811
dc.titlePastoralism: Animal health and food safety situation analysis, Kenya and Tanzaniaen
dcterms.abstractPastoralism is a farming system in societies that derive majority of their food and income from livestock production. This form of farming system is practised in the world’s arid and semi arid lands (ASALs). It is estimated that 70% of the landmass in the Horn of Africa is dry land; in Kenya 80% of the landmass is classified as ASAL while approximately half of Tanzania consists of dry land. These dry lands can only be effectively utilised when used for livestock rearing, supporting wildlife resource harvesting and tourism. In this paper we present a current situation analysis of animal health and its implication on food safety based on primary data collected from pastoralists in Kajiado County, Kenya and in Tanga and Morogoro regions in Tanzania. Less than 10% of pastoralists in these communities engage in crop farming to supplement household income, and with their high dependency on livestock rearing, animal health challenges are a significant problem. We report on the livestock diseases with high prevalence and postulate their effects on food safety and food security in pastoral communities. We also explore the extent of species rearing diversification, pastoralist trade orientation, and practices that may expose the community and their trading partners to animal and zoonotic infections. We also assess access to animal health service providers within these pastoral areas and veterinary drug usage that may have significant implications on animal health and food safety.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWakhungu, J., Wesongah, J., Galgalo, T., Msalya, G., Grace, D., Unger, F. and Alonso, S. 2014. Pastoralism: Animal health and food safety situation analysis, Kenya and Tanzania. Poster prepared for the Tropentag 2014 Conference on Bridging the Gap between Increasing Knowledge and Decreasing Resources, Prague, 17-19 September 2014. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.en
dcterms.issued2014-09-17
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
dcterms.subjectanimal healthen
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen
dcterms.subjectpastoralismen
dcterms.typePoster

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