Can Africa Deal with Expected Boom in Demand for Meat?

“In Africa a local cow can produce say five liters of milk per day, we are at up to 30 here (in Europe), you see the difference,” he said.

In February, FAO launched an initiative to identify policies to foster a sustainable growth of the livestock sector with six African countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria.

“We want to make sure policy makers start…to develop an idea of how they would like the system in 2050, rather than being passive and then face challenges that they will not be in a position to address,” said Pica Ciamarra.