AWARENESS CREATION, COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY IN SUPPORT OF BETTER MANAGEMENT OF AnGR IN AFRICA

Greater diversity of species and breeds enable rural households to ensure their food security by continuing to produce in uncertain

environments, thus enabling them to manage risks more

efficiently. Development of animal genetic resources (AnGR) is a

priority for most of the countries in Africa where

livestock production constitutes a very important

component of the agricultural economy and contributes up to 30% to agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Upton, 2004).