Ethiopia - National Livestock Development Project (NLDP)

The National Livestock Development Project is a priority in the development programme of the Federal Government of Ethiopia. It should make major contributions to the alleviation of poverty and to household food security for some 7-8 million of the poorest families in the country. The Project is aimed at ensuring domestic self-sufficiency in livestock products; creating a surplus for foreign exchange earnings through export and the provision of employment. In addition, crop production would benefit through closer and more effective synergism and integration of livestock in mixed farming systems especially through the production of leguminous fodder crops on arable areas and on other types of underused land. The components of the project are as follows: (a) Livestock production improvement support; (b) animal health; (c) forage pasture improvement and (d) project management.