National Livestock Development Policy - 2021-2026.

The National Livestock Development Policy (NLDP) defines the vision for the development of the livestock sector in Malawi over the next five years (2021 - 2026). The Policy's goal is to achieve transformation of the livestock sector to effectively contribute to agricultural outputs for improved household livelihood, economic growth and export trade within the context of sustainable environment and natural resource management.
Policy Outcomes are: 1) Increased livestock production and productivity and improved herd health to meet national demand and export markets. 2) Reduced poverty levels, increased income and nutrition levels amongst the livestock value chain players. 3) Increased public and private sector investments across the livestock value chains. 4). Increased access to functional input and output markets across livestock value chains. 5) Increased participation of all gender groups including youth, women and vulnerable groups in livestock development. 6) Increased contribution of livestock towards climate change mitigation and resilience. 7). Improved livestock institutional development, coordination and capacity strengthening in compliance with regional and international standards. .