Fact or fiction - 60% of human diseases originate from animals? Find out with 's June webinar on livestock data: ld4d.org/2018/05/02/liv @FAOAnimalHealth
June 8, 2018
A new look at the facts behind the 'livestock facts' we think we know
Gareth Salmon, of the BMGF-Livestock Data for Decision-making (LD4D), today presented facts behind 'the facts' repeated often about the livestock sector. LD4D's Andy Peters, journalist Gilbert Nakweya and ILRI director Shirley Tarawali discuss.
Photo via @farmingfirstA new look at the facts behind the 'livestock facts' we think we know
Livestock #Factcheck: We’ve been digging into popular facts and figures – are they accurate? Find out at edin.ac/2JAsyPy
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Scientist Gareth Solomon, who is part of the , is speaking now in a livestock #FactCheck webinar.
How many poor people depend on livestock?
Is it 556M or 766M or 989M?
Join the conversation: edin.ac/2JAsyPy
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Correct answer:
We don't really know.
All estimates being used today are based on decades-old datasets.
NB: Whatever the number, all agree that a LOT of poor people—hundreds of millions—continue to rely on livestock for their food & nutrition & income & livelihoods . . . .
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Scientist Gareth Solomon, who is part of the @LD4D_Community, is speaking now in a livestock #FactCheck webinar.
How many poor people depend on livestock?
Is it 556M or 766M or 989M?
Join the conversation: edin.ac/2JAsyPy
.@ILRI #whylivestockmatter #sustlivestock
#Factcheck:
Does the livestock sector really make up 40% of total agricultural GDP?
Does this matter?
. investigated this popular figure & uncovered interesting regional variations.
Learn more: edin.ac/2JAsyPy
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Gareth Solomon: Are facts always 'fit-for-purpose'?
Not when we lose the 'provenance' of facts—their context, where they come from, what data they are based on—Solomon says.
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Scientist Gareth Solomon, who is part of the @LD4D_Community, is speaking now in a livestock #FactCheck webinar.
How many poor people depend on livestock?
Is it 556M or 766M or 989M?
Join the conversation: edin.ac/2JAsyPy
.@ILRI #whylivestockmatter #sustlivestock
#Factcheck: do livestock really support the livelihoods of one billion poor people globally? On 8 June join the webinar to get the facts. edin.ac/2JM8LZT with
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Is it true that 60% of human diseases originate from animals? checked the facts and uncover why this matters. Find out on 8 June edin.ac/2JM8LZT #factcheck #webinar with @FAOAnimalHealth
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#Factcheck:
Did global eradication of rinderpest, a disease that infected livestock worldwide, really bring about billions of $ of benefits?
. investigated the facts behind this pervasive figure.
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#Factcheck: Of the human diseases that have emerged as epidemics, have 75% been of animal origin? Get the data behind the facts 8 June edin.ac/2JM8LZT via #webinar with @FAOAnimalHealth
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#Factcheck:
It’s true! 60% of human diseases originate in animals—but mostly from wildlife.
. uncovers the data & looks at why this matters.
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Assistant Director General of @ILRI, Shirley Tarawali, is now speaking as an expert in the livestock #FactCheck webinar organized by @LD4D_community.
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Conveying #livestock facts to policymakers & publics should be accompanied by links to wider global challenges such as SDGs.
—Shirley Tarawali, director, in a livestock #FactCheck webinar in progress now
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We make decisions not just on facts but on other values. It's important that we think beyond numbers & evidence—Shirley Tarawali
. #FactCheck @IFADnews #GASL @GaLivestock
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The international organizations working on livestock issues are working together & with greater common voice for more sustainable & equitable livestock development—Shirley Tarawali
. #FactCheck @IFADnews #GASL @GaLivestock
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As a community of #livestock #data practitioners, we're rolling up our sleeves and working on concrete projects to improve data use for decision making. Find out more about our working groups: ld4d.org/working-groups/
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Collaboration in action! Find out how our community is working towards improved #livestock #data for decision-making. edin.ac/2FVNxar
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Smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa could increase #livestock productivity if efforts towards creating reliable #data systems are strengthened - explains our work with partners like scidev.net/sub-saharan-af
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Thanks everyone who joined our #livestock #factcheck webinar! Get the new factsheets here edin.ac/2JAsyPy . We'll post a recording of the webinar plus answers to all the great questions we didn't have time for on our website next week.
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Did you miss the Livestock fact check webinar? A recording will be available soon of this wide-ranging discussion sponsored by . Participants included , Gareth Salmon, Andy Peters, and 's own Shirley Tarawali.
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