Livestock contributes to the sustainable livelihoods and security of more than 800 million poor smallholder farmers. It offers poor households sources of high quality nutrition, especially for pregnant women and for improving the cognitive skills and mental growth of children. In marginal rural areas, where poverty is rampant, livestock represents an important asset for local cultural and socioeconomic systems, and allows the effective use of otherwise unutilizable resources. In working with rural communities and pastoralists, our aim is to develop a sustainable livestock sector where smallholder farmers can have higher incomes and better access to services, technologies and markets.

The Share Fair sessions will provide the participants an opportunity to:

• learn about new livestock technologies and approaches
• discuss innovative approaches to target nomadic communities
• explore the benefits of livestock
• development revolving funds

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27 September

Livestock research for development: Shifting the paradigm Time: 11:30-13:00 Venue: Oval Room

28 September

Making knowledge work for the poor: Innovation platforms as spaces for change and transformation in rural communities Time: 11:30-12:30 Venue:C500

New technologies and innovative approaches in rural family poultry Time: 11:00-12:00 Venue: B400

New trends and thinking on coping with market access challenges and developing markets for small farmers Time: 12:00-13:00 Venue: B500

29 September

The livestock revolving development fund Time: 9:00-10:00 Venue: B400

Milk collection in the livestock value chain - Transferring experiences from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Syria Time: 10:30 - 11:30 Venue: C300

"Crop-livestock-biogas" model Time: 10:30 - 11:30 Venue: C400

Revolutionary history of Livestock and Pasture Development Project in Morocco Time: 11:30 - 12:30 Venue: B100

Mobile extension teams - An innovative approach for targeting nomadic communities Time: 14:00 - 15:30 Venue: B100