Stakeholders provided recommendations to boost the implementation of the country's greenhouse gas emissions reduction commitments in the livestock sector.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Resources, and Fisheries of Burkina Faso, organized a hands-on training and workshop on livestock and climate change as part of the FAO Flexible Voluntary Contributions (FVC) subprogramme on "Scaling-up climate actions to enhance Nationally Determined Contributions and climate and livestock”.

Livestock systems in Senegal play a crucial role in the national socio-economic sector, providing livelihoods, jobs, and income to nearly a third of Senegalese households. 

Livestock systems, encompassing cattle, goats, sheep, and poultry, play a pivotal role in ensuring food security, income generation, and employment in Rwanda. Recognizing the challenges, particularly rising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Rwanda committed to implementing effective mitigation and adaptation measures in its livestock sector.

Livestock stakeholders in Zimbabwe gathered at a national workshop organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Department of Livestock Research of the Ministry of Land, Agriculture, Forestry, Water and Rural Development of Zimbabwe to address climate actions in the livestock sector.

Livestock plays a pivotal role in Kenya's economy, supporting the livelihoods of a significant portion of the population. However, the sector faces unprecedented challenges due to climate change, particularly in the arid and semi-arid lands, where frequent and severe events like droughts and f...

Stakeholders in the United Republic of Tanzania have emphasized the critical role of livestock in addressing climate change. A national workshop, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Vice President's Office and the Ministry of...

FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal and Fisheries Resources of Burkina
Faso join forces to address enteric methane emissions through sustainable
livestock transformations.

FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Kenya will organize a stocktaking workshop to address enteric methane and hands-on training on assessment of greenhouse gas emissions in the livestock sector in Kenya. 

FAO organizes a new national stakeholder workshop to discuss new opportunities to integrate livestock-related interventions in Zimbabwe’s national climate actions.