We worked with GALVmed to develop a modelling framework to estimate the economic benefits of animal health initiatives
A major focus of our work in SEBI-Livestock is on helping livestock development projects monitor and learn from their progress. Projects and their funders need to know whether and how their investments are making a difference. One of the indicators we commonly use is economic impact: we want to know how an intervention affects the livelihoods of small-scale livestock producers.
One of our longstanding collaborators is GALVMed, which develops and disseminates animal health products in low-and middle income countries. Together we have developed a modelling framework to estimate the economic benefits of their programmes on small-scale livestock producers. They detail this work on their blog:
[…W]e partnered with Supporting Evidence based Interventions-Livestock (SEBI-L) to develop a model for practical use for our market development programmes. The model is used to estimate the economic impact of the initiatives on SSPs, prioritise product development decisions, and to direct market development effort. Furthermore, these analyses can be used to advocate for further investment in the SSP animal health sector.
The model was developed to assess economic impacts of GALVmed’s People and Livelihoods 2 (PL2) programme, which supported the production and distribution of poultry anthelminthics and vaccines against in Africa and South Asia between 2014 and 2017. Our analysis found that the programme resulted in a net economic benefit of USD $37.97 on average per customer.
We have developed a flexible approach that will respond to evolving monitoring needs. The modelling framework is adaptable and will be adjusted as new products and parameters emerge.
Get the full story
- Read a summary on the GALVmed blog: Quantifying our impact: A modelling framework to estimate the economic benefits of our initiatives
- The complete results and analysis have been published as a journal article: A high level estimation of the net economic benefits to small-scale livestock producers arising from animal health product distribution initiatives.
Photo info: A rural goat keeper in Uttar Pradesh, India, speaks with an animal health officer about her herd’s health. GALVmed has recently been working on delivering services and solutions to address illnesses such as Peste de Petits Ruminants (PPR), also known as goat plague. Image credit: GALVmed (source).