ALive is a partnership among organizations, regional and international institutions, civil society, donors, research and training institutes and all other actors involved in livestock development in Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective shared by all stakeholders mentioned is to improve livestock sector’s contribution to poverty alleviation and sustainable economic growth in the region.
ALive is ideally positioned to support livestock initiatives taken in the framework of NEPAD/AU, notably in the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme 2 (CAADP2) implementation. It also contributes to reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
More specifically, the partnership intends to improve livestock sector contribution by:
i) increasing participation of beneficiaries, collaboration between donors and partners, and also ensuring the durability of regional and local institutions,
ii) improving knowledge of the sector and strategies & action plans formulation, both at the national and regional level,
iii) promoting collaboration / regional integration, knowledge sharing, sub-regional training and strengthening of capacity building,
iv) inserting these results in current or future operational programs, initiated by ALive partners.
