FOCUSING ON LIVESTOCK DATA: AVAILABILITY, USES AND CHALLENGES IN THE LIVESTOCK SECTOR AND RECOMMENDATION

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1 African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources FOCUSING ON LIVESTOCK DATA: AVAILABILITY, USES AND CHALLENGES IN THE LIVESTOCK SECTOR AND RECOMMENDATION PRESENTATION AT THE REGIONAL LIVESTOCK WORKING GROUP-29 TH MAY 2014, ISS, NAIROBI (Dr Joseph Magona-AU-IBAR/ICPALD)

2 Contents Introduction Major Features of ARIS2 Availability of Livestock data Use of livestock data Challenges in the livestock sector Recommendations 2

3 Introduction AU-IBAR s responsibilities/mandate Providing advisory service, promotion of policy & advocacy, capacity enhancement & development of programmes on matters related to the development and use of animal resources in Africa. Gathering, analyzing and disseminating data on animal resources; 3

4 Introduction Cont d The importance of animal resources data and information Planning and decision making; Advocacy to attract/promote investment; Promotion of trade; Meet International obligation For decision makers to formulate good policies; For efficient and equitable public and private sector investment AU-IBAR uses the Animal Resources Information System (ARIS 2) for livestock data gathering 4

5 Animal Resources Information System (ARIS2) ARIS 2 is a tool to enhance the capacities of the RECs and MSs to collect, collate and analyze animal resources data in a timely manner; Contribute to the design and harmonization of policies and implementation of animal resources practices based on timely available, reliable and up-to-date information; Goal: Help position MS, RECs &AU-IBAR as primary & reliable sources of comprehensive African animal resources information 5

6 Major Features of ARIS2 ARIS 2 is built as a SYSTEM: Input, processing and Output Integrated covers all areas of Animal Resources Multilevel application; Multi-User; Multi-lingual Good and scalable security Web-based reporting (but with off-line mode); Provides real-time information gathering and sharing capability; Data ownership (with validation and sharing at will); Customisable to country specification and needs; Sub-domains; modules; user groups; step wise roll out etc 6

7 ARIS2 Roll out 7

8 Availability of Livestock data Main domains for livestock data collection Animal Health Livestock population (and changes in stock) Breed and Genetics Water and Feed resources Milk, Meat and Egg production Meat, Milk, Egg and other livestock products consumption 8

9 Availability of Livestock data Main domains for livestock data collection Hides and Skins Use of Animal power Trade and Marketing imports/exports Capacities Manpower, Infrastructure, training facilities etc Fisheries and Aquaculture 9

10 Availability of Livestock data Sources of livestock data AU-IBAR-ARIS2 Livestock departments in MS Central Statistics Bureau Slaughterhouses Livestock Markets International and National Livestock Research Centres National Breeding Centres Universities Central Diagnostic Laboratory 10

11 Use of livestock data Early warning; identification of emerging diseases etc Monitor and evaluation of control/eradication programmes; Research and prioritization International obligation Freedom certification Promotion of trade (Accountability and transparency) Input for planning, policy formulation, legislation etc; Training; Investment and Resource allocation 11

12 Data-related challenges in the livestock sector Inaccessibility to livestock data in many African countries It is costly to regularly collect and update livestock data Incomplete report/incomprehensible or technically wrong data Lack of data validation Weakness of national data collection systems Weak Intra and Inter-sectoral linkages/data management platform 12

13 Recommendations Countries should employ information experts tasked to directly collect, enter and maintain databases for livestock data Livestock data in many African countries should be made accessible Countries should devote a budget for regular collection and updating livestock data Countries should improve livestock data handling Strengthen national livestock data collection systems Strengthen Intra and Inter-sectoral linkages and data management platforms 13

14 Thank You AU-IBAR: Providing leadership in the development of animal resources for Africa 14