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No one left behind: Livestock at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) participated in this week’s UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. This is the first of many meetings and processes that will take place to monitor progress in meeting the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Shirley Tarawali, assistant director general of ILRI, was in New York this week to take part in a livestock-focused side meeting, which took place on July 20, 2016. Tarawali is passionate about the forum theme “No one left behind”, as well as passionate that “livestock” not be left behind in the may agendas being put forward to meet the 17 goals.

Tarawali was one of five panel members who gave a short talk to frame the discussion.

Read the essay based on Tarawali’s presentation at the livestock event here.

Robynne Anderson

Robynne has extensive experience in the agriculture and food sector, working throughout the value chain – from basic inputs to farmers in the field to the grocery store shelf. She works internationally in the sector, including speaking at the United Nations on agriculture and food issues, and representing the International Agri-Food Network at the UN.Throughout her career she has worked with farm organisations like the Prairie Oat Growers Association, the National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi and the Himalayan Farmers Association, as well as global groups, to further the voice of agriculture in the food debate. She has also worked with Fortune 500 companies growing worldwide businesses to assist them with issues management and strategy decisions.

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