Livestock plays a vital role in the lives of millions of rural poor smallholder farming families in sub-Saharan Africa. When we think of animals, we don’t usually think ‘insurance’, but here, livestock is a form of household insurance that may also be sold when harvests fail to produce sufficient food. Other initiatives, including improved breeding of local livestock, are having a significant impact on the lives of poor families. The benefits of livestock production to poor families in Africa are many. This is why Self Help Africa is implementing an innovative project in Ethiopia that tackles the ongoing challenge of keeping rural livestock healthy.

Source: Ethiopian News August 25, 2017 15:45 UTC