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Vétérinaires Sans Frontièreswww.vsfe.org
VSF perspectives in
livestock issues for the next
decades
Alessandro BrogliaVSF Symposium, 6th October 2011
What do you think about?
Rich pastureHealthy cowBeautiful landscapeGood milkFood security !
12.3 million people are in need of assistance in the Horn of Africa 146 000 people in Djibouti, 4.5 million in Ethiopia, 3.7 million in Kenya, 4 million in Somalia. 750 000 people in Somalia are at risk of death due to famine
What do you think about?
Crop failure, farm abandoning, overgrazing, disruption of nomadic routes, outbreak risks, shortage of food stocks ……..
…Ever heard ??
WHY?not drought but vulnerability during drought
in the semi arid lands >>> repeated food crises.
in contrast semi arid lands produce most of the livestock traded in the region
Reality - consciousness
one billion people suffer from hunger today in the world.
two third are living in rural areas and depend non livestock for their survival
Something to which we must respond >>> support
Opportunities to promotelong-term preventive measures>>>> preparedness
Crises ??
26 % higher than in August 2010
Other drivers to CRISIS
in 2010-2011 rising food costs >>>>70 million people into extreme poverty (World Bank)
WORLD FOOD DAY 2011
FOOD PRICES – FROM CRISIS TO STABILITY
concepts
Food sovereignty
Food safety
Food security
Food “S”
Food sovereignty
Food safetyFood security
Food “S”
Food SovereigntyFood Sovereignty is the right of every community and every population to define its own agricultural policies,
regarding the choice of the species to be cultivated and bred,
the production process,
the quality and safety of foods,
the energetic implications,
the markets,
the access to resources,
the social and environmental impact of production,
the information for the consumers
One Health Eco-Health
Public Health
Animal Health
Health
Eco-Health
We are part of the biosphere rather than the planet
being the house of humans
healthier ecosystems
sustainable human and animal health and wellbeing
Interface amonghealth-environment-society
medicine, health, agriculture, environment, economics, sociology, anthropology, geography, …
No borders !!
People migration
Wind of change…
Production system
Consumption patterns
Climate change
Emerging disease
Drug resistance
Arabic spring
Why vets ?Vets think across a wide range of species
Vets synthesize information
•from many sources (economics, zoology, ecology, medicine) •from many spatial scales (microbial mechanisms, animal behaviour, agri-food systems structures)
Vets can talk as easily: •with a farmer•with a government official
Vets can shift topics from a single clinical case to the implications of international level
Why VSF ?
www.vsfe.org
Healthy animals - healthy people
• improving livelihoods of most vulnerable means improving livestock condition;
• reducing poverty by increasing food sovereignty on the planet.
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World Veterinary Congressin Cape Town next week
CARING FOR ANIMALS: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
actions
Actions in the South
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VSF supports rural communities, with activities in the following areas :
•Animal health services
•Capacity Building
•Natural Resources Management
•Emergency Relief and Preparedness
•Income generation
•Awareness raising
VSF projects milestones
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• Livelihood oriented
• Sustainable development
• Participatory approach
• Involvement in decision-making process
• Raising awareness
Some figures
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• Today VSF is :
>100 projects distributed over 40 countries
• Human ressources :
50 employees in HQs, 60 expatriates and 360 local employees.
• Total finances :
> 20 millions EUROS
Actions in the North
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VSF implements projects in the North
- Developement education projects
- Knowledge management
- Lobbying- Veterinary Information Service
VSF Europa tasks
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• To strengthen VSF members
• To gather and share information regarding results and experience in the field (knowledge management)
• To sensitize the wider public on the role of the livestock as key factor for sustainable development.
•Worldwide advocacy
Severals VSFsVetaid
(UK)
DIO(NL)
AVSF France
Veterinarios Sin Fronteras
ESP)
VSF Belgium
VSF – TOG Germany
VSF Suisse
SIVtro – VSF Italy(IT)
VSF Austria
More VSFs….
VSF Canada
VSF U.S.
and newly born: VSF Norway, VSF Czech,……
Issues raised in 2009by VSF
…to be discussed
??????
•Underdevelopment is the consequence of the over (wrong, unsustainable) development of others
•Vet without borders: development is not possible until borders remain.
•Commodities move “freely”, people do not.
•Why is development aid not working the way we want?
•Is there coherence in development projects?
VSF Priorities raised in 2009
….to be DONE !!!
•Supporting small farmers or livestock keepers associations for better access to local markets
•Locally focusing long term follow-up of development aid actions
•Sensitize consumers – targeting them, planning middle to long term impact assessment on food market – on food sovereignty
•Better coordination among policy makers dealing with food trade, food security, food safety, development aid
Priorities
•Stress the comparative advantage: report field experience, facts, working solutions for small scale farmers
•Actions should highlight integration and participation of local communities in decision making and crosscutting multi-disciplinary issues (animal health, natural resources mgmt, raising awareness, …, …)
•Provide family farmers with tools, land, credit, technical support, training
•The keyword is awareness: in the North and in the South!
Priorities
•From top-down to bottom-up, beneficiaries should participate in the decision of their own development policies
•Targeting consumers; strengthen the demand for local products in the development countries
•More transparency and improving accountability worldwide
Priorities - solutions
•Subsidized economies, unprotected markets, deregulated trade make development impossible
•Food safety should be taken into consideration when intervention of food security or food sovereignty are planned
•Common good practices and commitments for all VSF
Priorities - solutions
What about today ?
Please say, please do!!
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Special thanks to VSF Austria
for the Gastfreundschaft !!
THANK YOU for your attention
….and for your support !www.vsfe.org