Why Livestock Matter is a global, multi-stakeholder coalition designed to amplify the essential role of livestock in delivering global development outcomes while supporting smallholder farmers, pastoralists and SMEs.

Our supporters work to share best practices, create dialogue both within and outside the sector and build consensus around solutions that are pragmatic, sustainable and ripe for funding or investment.

The Why Livestock Matter website offers expert‑curated resources to make the case for more and better investment in the livestock sector. It is a product of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Advancing Investment in Sustainable and Equitable Livestock Systems project.

Getting involved

A discussion forum has been created to share ideas and discuss ways to support investment in sustainable livestock sectors in developing countries - mainly through evidence generation, communication, policy advocacy and engagement. The aim is to catalyze a community of sustainable livestock sector champions, connecting efforts and supporting concerted efforts globally.

You can join the group at https://dgroups.io/g/gladlivestock

The website, messages and evidence are always evolving and we welcome evidence or data related to sustainable livestock.

Funding Acknowledgement

This work is financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock. ILRI thanks all donors and organizations which globally support its work through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund.

Copyright

This product is copyrighted by the International Livestock Research Institute. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. Unless otherwise noted, you are free to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format), adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material) for any purpose, even commercially.

Contact

Michael Victor, Head of Communications and Knowledge Management, ILRI, m.victor@cgiar.org or Cynthia Mugo, Policy and Engagement advisor, ILRI, c.mugo@cgiar.org