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Background

Livestock play multiple roles in people's lives. These include:

• Food and nutrition: animals are a very important source of food [protein]
• Social functions: animals may raise the social status of their owners. They may contribute to gender balance by affording women the opportunity to own livestock. In some communities, animal have a role in cultural or religious practices.
• Contribution to crop production: animals provide draught power and their manure contributes to soil fertility
• Income generation and wealth accumulation: animals may enable saving of wealth, providing security and playing a role as a ‘bank account’ and ‘insurance policy’
• Economic role: animal production may be an important part of the local and regional economy
• Livestock and the environment: livestock production is a part of sustainable land use, although animal production can have both positive and negative impact on the environment
• Risk buffer: in some communities, animal production provides alternative streams of income that buffers against the risks of crop failures.