The overall objective of the programme is to reduce poverty and vulnerability among smallholder farmers. More specifically, the programme addresses how improved health in food producing animals can impact a sustainable and safe production of animal derived products, including how this interrelates to a reduced usage of antimicrobials.
The programme is a part of the Swedish International Development Agency’s (Sida) work with capacity and institutional development for low-and middle-income countries in priority areas.
The ITP programme Healthy livestock – safe food is planned and implemented by several Swedish governmental authorities in cooperation: the Swedish Veterinary Agency, the Swedish Board of Agriculture and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Partner countries are Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.