Impact of ICT on Livestock

Many of the pastoral communities in of the world have faced a complex set of challenges due to political and economic marginalization, inappropriate government policies, inadequate access to domestic and cross border markets, frequent and recurring droughts and other climate and environmental shocks. All these factors have led to a chronic food insecurity and high vulnerability in the areas inhabited by these communities, thereby threatening the livelihoods of millions of people. In recent years,the majority of the governments and donor agencies operating in the region have shown a renewed interest in improving the livelihoods, living conditions and the economic wellbeing of the pastoral communities. The global revolution in information and telecommunication technologies has created an opportunity to remedy the situation and to assist livestock producers, development practitioners, researchers and policy makers to make informed decisions and identify appropriate choices and strategies to cope with and mitigate the effects engendered by constraints in the pastoral livestock sub-sector. Communication and access to information and knowledge are vital for the economic development, alleviation of hunger and the overall improvement of the livelihood of the pastoral communities in the asia