GLOBAL ERADICATION OF THE PESTE DES PETITS RUMINANTS (PPR): A DRIVER FOR FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION

Bouna Diop, FAO/OIE PPR Secretariat

Small Ruminants: Sheep, Goats

• 2,1 Billion heads of sheep and goats globally• Primary livestock resource of many low-

income, food and nutrition-insecure, poor rural families

• Provide milk, meat, wool, fibre and skins • Support the livelihoods of small holders,

traders, processors, etc • Women are in control of SR operations and

the associated income stream. An important asset for escaping from Poverty and

building resilience of livelihoods

Small Ruminants (SR): Sheep, Goats• Food products deriving from sheep and goats are an

essential part of the diet of most people around the world

• SR milk and meat are of high nutritional quality and health-promoting

• SR meat and milk can be immediately consumed or locally sold without the need for refrigeration

• SR breeding generates incomes which allow to buy diversified food, for a more balance diet.

An important element of Nutrition

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR)• A destructive, fast spreading viral disease

that kills sheep and goats and present in more than 70 countries (Africa, Middle East and Asia)

• PPR directly threatens the lives of around 300 million of the world’s poorest people

• PPR causes annual global loses estimated at US$1.4 to US$2.1 billion.

• Loss of livestock due to PPR causes pastoralists and farmers to migrate away from their lands and cultures in search of alternative livelihoodsA global concern

PPR in Kenya and SomaliaKenya• The 2006 – 2008 PPR

epidemic in Kenya was responsible for the deaths of 1.2 million SR and a drop in milk production of 2.1 million litres.

• Consumption of milk from SR decreased to nearly zero and an increased share (by 25–40 percent) of wild food in diets was reported

• Significant effort has been made to control the disease however it’s still present.

Somalia• Livestock contributes about 60%

to the incomes of the population, generates about 65% of Somalia’s GDP

• First PPR outbreaks confirmed in 2005

• To recover and rehabilitate SR rearing, more than 57 million heads of SR were vaccinated between 2012 – 2015

• PPR prevalence has been reduced drastically however risk of disease reemergence still present due to uncontrolled animal movements

PPR Global Eradication Programme• International conference (April 2015) endorsed

the FAO/OIE Global Strategy aiming to Eradicating PPR by 2030 while at the same time Strengthening the Veterinary Services and Controlling other SR diseases

• Global eradication of PPR can be achieved only with sufficient political, financial and technical investment

• An initial five-year programme for 2017-2021 has been developed by FAO and OIE in collaboration with partners.

• A Joint FAO/OIE Global Secretariat for coordination of the PPR eradication programme

Conclusion

• PPR is a major threat for small ruminants production and compromises livelihoods of small holders

• Control of PPR contributes to improving livelihood, food security and nutrition and increasing the long-term resilience of hundreds of millions of the world’s poorest people.

• Because of its transboundary nature, a global effort is necessary to achieve eradication by 2030.