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How can Animal Biotechnology contribute to Agenda 2063, ST&I Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024), and the Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs)
Animal biotechnology can help achieve development goals in Africa by increasing livestock productivity, improving animal health and resilience, and reducing environmental impacts. Key applications include developing disease-resistant animals, improving feed digestibility and reproduction, and selecting animals that produce less methane. Strengthening partnerships, regulatory systems, and Africa's own innovation capacities will be important to facilitate use of animal biotechnology for sustainable development.
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Introduction to how animal biotechnology can support Agenda 2063, STISA-2024, and UN-SDGs.
ILRI operates in Africa and Asia with approximately 600 staff, focusing on sustainable livestock research.
Focus on solutions for food security, climate resilience, livestock health, and breeding improvements.
Dramatic growth in demand for livestock products by 2030, highlighting the need for biotechnological tools.
Biotechnology defined as the application of science to modify living organisms for product development.
Focus on improving animal performance, health, and controlling diseases, with genetic modifications.
ILRI's transgenic projects for developing disease-resistant livestock to enhance productivity.
Strategies to reduce the environmental footprint of livestock through breeding and innovative practices.
Efforts to manage breeding, inbreeding, and reproductive techniques for genetic resource conservation.
Key priorities for enhancing animal biotechnology application in Africa, including investment and policy.
Connecting animal biotechnology contributions to the socio-economic transformation goals of Africa.
How animal biotechnology can help achieve various socio-economic aspirations, improving quality of life.
Aligning animal biotechnology efforts with the goals set by STISA-2024 for an innovation-driven economy.
Addressing hunger, enhancing communication, and improving social cohesion through biotechnology.
The contributions of livestock to the Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing direct and indirect impacts.
Variety of livestock biotechnology solutions for productivity, policy, One Health, and gender issues.
Ways animal biotechnology can help reduce poverty by increasing farm incomes and resilience.
Contribution of animal biotech in achieving zero hunger through improved animal productivity and nutrition.
Impact of animal biotech on health and well-being, including disease prevention tools.
Role of biotechnology in promoting responsible consumption, resource recycling, and waste management.
Call to action for adopting and deploying animal biotechnology to meet Agenda 2063 and SDGs.
Partnerships, education, policies, and innovation are essential for sustainable livestock practices in Africa.
Need for Africa to prioritize its own scientific agenda and build local capacity for biotechnology.
Actions needed to strengthen Africa's biotechnological and scientific infrastructure for sustainability.
Emphasis on the importance of building internal capacities and avoidance of dependency on foreign expertise.
Creative Commons licensing of the presentation and thanks to contributors supporting ILRI's work.
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How can Animal Biotechnology contribute to Agenda 2063, ST&I Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024), and the Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs)
- 1. Better lives throughlivestock How can Animal Biotechnology contribute to Agenda 2063, ST&I Strategy for Africa (STISA-2024), and the Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs) Christian K. Tiambo, Jimmy Smith, Okeyo Mwai, Steve Kemp CTLGH – ILRI [email protected] Animal Biotechnology: The Next Frontier Stakeholders Sensitization and Awareness Workshop on Animal Biotechnology Applications and Regulatory Perspectives 22 - 24 March 2021 Naivasha, Kenya
- 2. 2 ILRIis co-hosted byboth the governments of Ethiopia and Kenya, with offices in 8 other countries in Africa (Burking Faso, Burundi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe); 4 countries in Asia (China, India, Nepal and Vietnam). ILRI has approximately 600 permanent staff (with a gender breakdown of 40% female and 60% male). ILRI offices and staff worldwide
- 3. 3 ILRI’s livestock research:solutions for food and nutritional security, poverty, environmental and human health Mitigating climate change, enhancing resilience and increasing livestock productivity Sustainable Livestock Systems Taking livestock solutions to scale for inclusive development Impact at Scale Delivering solutions for livestock, zoonotic and foodborne diseases Animal and Human Health Efficient livestock production driving inclusive growth and employment Policies, Institutions & Livelihoods (including gender) Improving genetics for better productivity and profitability Livestock Genetics Accelerating Africa’s agricultural development through biosciences BecA-ILRI hub Better nutrition for improved animal productivity Feed and Forage Development Capacity development; communications; knowledge management
- 4. 4 % growth indemand for livestock products to 2030 0 50 100 150 200 250 E.Asia Pacific China South Asia SSA High income 0 50 100 150 200 250 E.Asia Pacific China South Asia SSA High income 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 E.Asia Pacific China South Asia SSA High income 0 50 100 150 200 250 E.Asia Pacific China South Asia SSA High income Beef Pork Poultry Milk Covering this demand requires acceleration tools: Biotechs
- 5. 5 BIOTECHNOLOGY Living organisms Application ofScience and engineering to living organisms to make or modify products. Application of scientific knowledge in solving problems or the making of products
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- 7. 7 Improvement of agronomicperformances and diseases control Improved resilience to achieve: 1. Efficient growth: digestibility, silencing myostatin gene, etc. 2. Reproduction: fertility, prolificacy, et. 3. Meat, Milk and eggs quality, quantity and Organoleptic properties: palatability, mineral and organic content, etc. 4. Suitable end-product characteristics and Profitability: special value of the brand, etc. 5. Sustainability: Product shelf life, length of productive life, etc. 6. Vaccines, veterinary diagnostic systems and Biotechnology- derived therapeutics Under diverse systems and environments
- 8. 8 Robust health &disease resistant animals • Disease-resistant genetically modified animals • Potential animal welfare benefits Aminul et al., 2020
- 9. 9 Example of researchfor disease resistant animal: The ILRI’s “MZIMA’’ transgenic bull and goat projects Genes encoding a protein (ApoL1) confering total tryp resistance have been identified by Dr Jane Raper, and synthetic construct successfully introgressed into mice. Fig. Schematic representation of Mzima Cow
- 10. 10 Reduced environmental footprint 1.Selection and breeding for more productive & low CH4 producing ruminants 2. Vaccines to reduce CH4 production in the rumen 3. Anaerobic processes to capture biogas Improved performance rapidly reduces green house gas production intensity 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 Methane (CO2eq)/kg milk FAO 2013, Herrero et al 2013 90% of Ethiopian milk production The top 10% of Ethiopian milk production Milk yield (kg/lactation)
- 11. 11 Conservation and improvementof AnGR in Africa 1. Longevity in breeding populations 2. Management of inbreeding 3. Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ARTs) for emhanced production 4. Primordial germ cell and surrogate sire for animal seed conservation and dissemination Example of research for supporting animal conservation: The CTLGH-ILRI’s Primordial Germ Cells (PGCs) technique for African poultry biobanking
- 12. 12 Example of Superdads or Surrogate Sires Adapted from Oatley at al., 2017 Advantages • Indigenous germ line ablated bucks carry the sperm of elite bucks • Instead of having one elite buck we would have a thousands • This provides a transformative step change to disseminate elite semen without changing the existing infrastructure
- 13. 13 1. Integrated datasystems and unified recording schemes 2. More skilled scientists, technicians and field-workers 3. Improved coordination between industry, universities and institutions for biotechnology transfer 4. Adapt expensive technology to small scale systems 5. Improve bio-safety/bio-security measures 6. Increase investment in animal biotechnology 7. Clarify and unify policy and commitment from African governments 8. Value indigenous knowledge and local animal resources management Priorities to facilitate use of Animal biotechnology
- 14. 14 Animal Biotechnology andthe Agenda 2063 A strategic framework for the socio-economic transformation of the continent
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- 16. 16 Animal Biotech contributionto the Aspirations Case of Aspitation No 1 A High Standard of Living, Quality of Life and Well Being Well Educated Citizens and Skills revolution underpinned by Science, Technology and Innovation Healthy and well-nourished citizens Transformed Economies Modern Agriculture for increased productivity and production Blue/ ocean economy for accelerated economic growth Environmentally sustainable and climate resilient economies and communities
- 17. 17 Animal Biotechnology andthe STISA-2024 To “Accelerate Africa’s transition to an innovation-led, Knowledge-based Economy”
- 18. 18 Animal Biotech contributionsto priority areas Eradication of Hunger and Achieving Food Security Communic ation (Physical and Intellectual Mobility) Prevention and Control of Diseases Wealth Creation Protection of our Space Live Together- Build the Society • Higher Productivity and Better incomes • Youth and gender engagement • Generator of employment • Savings in foreign exchanges • Increased animal sourced food • Improved nutrients content • Increased Per caput consumption of animal sourced food • Source of energy: Draught animal power • Fewer but productive = Less GHG emissions • Dung for fuel, Biogas production • Source of fertilizer and soil conditioner • Weed control and less pesticides • Strengthened social and cultural values • South-South scientific exchanges • Re-enforced exchanges of good and services • Disease-resistant biotech modified animals • One Health: reduced zoonotic diseases • Potential animal welfare benefits
- 19. 19 Animal Biotechnology andthe UN-SDGs Livestock contribute indirectly to all 17 of the SDGs and directly to at least 8 of the goals
- 20. 20 LIVESTOCK BIOTECH SOLUTIONS(Examples – not exhaustive) Improving productivity Sustainable livestock systems Policy Gender One Health ILRI orchestrates a consortium of partners across different disciplines to deliver these solutions Develop vaccines, diagnostic tests and control tools for diseases most important to smallholder sector Develop breeding tools/programs to ensure smallholder farmers can access productive breeds Create new feed tools to enable more productive and efficient livestock Create tools and evaluations to increase sustainability of livestock management Support development and scaling of climate-smart strategies Support livestock sector resilience, including scale of index-based livestock insurance Support delivery and monitoring of livestock master plans (LMP) Engage policymakers to make evidence-based decisions that drive equitable development of livestock sector Evaluate socio-economic impacts of interventions to support targeted investments Generate evidence on how livestock can empower women to increase global and national investment in gender in the livestock sector Develop approaches for gender responsive livestock interventions Generate evidence on effectiveness of food safety solutions Support understanding and management of zoonoses Evaluate impact and build capacity to enhance use of livestock drugs Increased safe access to animal-source foods Livelihoods of farmers who depend on livestock protected Marginalised groups empowered through livestock Reduced livestock impact on climate change Increased sustainability of livestock systems CGIAR IMPACT AREAS The livestock Biotechnology agenda will support the development of innovative solutions to achieve sustainable development Goals (SDGs)
- 21. 21 • Animal Biotechnologyhelps farmers increase their incomes and reduce their risks to zoonoses and vulnerability to climate change effects. SDG 1: NO POVERTY To achieve NO POVERTY, Animal Biotechnology: • Increases farm income through higher productivity and lower production costs; • Improves animal resiliency to climate change, to emerging pathogens, etc., hence more stable farm incomes.
- 22. 22 • Animal Biotechnologyis critical in helping the African per capita animal source foods deficits and to feed a growing world population. SDG 2: ZERO HUNGER To achieve ZERO HUNGER, Animal Biotechnology: • Produces healthier and more productive Animal; • Reduces food waste by extending shelf life of produce; • Improves child nutrition through enhancing meat and eggs with increased amounts of essential vitamins and minerals.
- 23. 23 • Animal Biotechnologyplays a critical role in saving lives and improving the quality of life for populations across Africa. SDG 3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING To achieve GOOD HEALTH and WELL-BEING, Animal Biotechnology companies: • Develop safer and healthier ANSFs, which enable people to be healthier & live longer ( savings can be channeled to better use); • Produce vaccines and other tools to prevent and contain epizootics and epidemics • Detect and diagnose conditions sooner and with greater accuracy and precision.
- 24. 24 • Innovation inAnimal biotech e.g genomic selection significantly reduce the number of animals kept, and expedite efforts to responsibly use environmental Resources, • sustainably recycling products and materials. SDG 12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION To achieve RESPONSIBLE CONSUMP TION AND PRODUCTION, applications of biotechnology (nano-technology): • Reuse materials to create new products; • Use animal enzymes and other biological processes to create sustainable products; and • Create environmentally sound processes to manage animal wastes, by-products, and veterinary medicine residues.
- 25. Better lives throughlivestock To achieve Agenda 63, STISA 24 and SDGs in Africa Animal Biotechnology, adoption, Innovation and deployment for sustainable livestock systems
- 26. 26 Requirements • Partnerships andresearch organizations to embrace the goal of livestock sustainable intensification; • Systems of livestock science and education that produce the African innovators of tomorrow; • Animal Biotechnology innovations to be embedded in formal processes, • Animal Biotechnologies to address a wide range of our food and nutrition security challenges • Supportive government policies and leadership – creating enabling environments fit for the purpose of biotech innovation for sustainable intensification.
- 27. 27 Africa… • Needs todevelop and integrate the skills it has & needs and not let donors to decide what biotech priority and skills Africa needs • Needs the full spectrum of skills and technologies to be able to control its own science agenda • Should not allow ‘fly-in experts’ to block local capacity development • Should jointly formulate and harmonize policies, infrastructure and support services enabling such technologies to succeed and reach small- scale farmers
- 28. 28 Prerequisite actions • Astrong political will and trust in the capacity of Africans on the continent and diaspora and curb brain drain • Revamp STI infrastructure in African countries and provide enabling environment for STI and Biotech innovations • Enhance technical and professional competencies • Achieve the necessary critical mass of human capital needed • Strengthen IP, International Biosafety Related Treaties and harmonize regulatory systems • Encourage collaboration within and between states in the area of innovation and entrepreneurship • Strategic research and innovation capabilities development
- 29. 29 Attend to coreAfrican capacity • ‘Science for agriculture in Africa is too important to be outsourced to international investors’ • ‘…every country requires a basic science capacity— at least a capacity to “borrow intelligently”’. • ‘African solidarity for Science is the most significant strategy in achieving this vision’
- 30. This presentation islicensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. better lives through livestock ilri.org ILRI thanks all donors and organizations who globally supported its work through their contributions to the CGIAR system