Reducing Risk of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Zambia - GCP/ZAM/083/CEH
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The Zambian livestock sector, which makes an important contribution to poverty reduction, household food security, nutrition and economic growth, is constrained by several factors, including foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Following the spread of the 2018 FMD serotype O outbreak in 2018 from the northern region to central and southern parts of the country, there was a need to counter further incursions in order to prevent repeated outbreaks. The aim of the project was to increase the capacity of the government and farmers to control current and future outbreaks of FMD and to ensure that national herds and flocks were protected from outbreaks caused by the novel virus serotype O. This would create opportunities in trade and promote food security for rural communities and, subsequently, would contribute to improved food security, nutrition, livelihood and economic growth through the protection of livestock from FMD.