Working equids in numbers: why data matters for policy

Policy makers need reliable data to make informed decisions to better support working animals’ welfare and their communities’ livelihoods. Data is also essential for disease surveillance and epidemiological research, as well as responding to wider threats like climate change, water access and food insecurity.

Header photo: A farmer in Doyogena Ethiopia takes his donkey to fetch water. Photo credit: Z. Sewunet (ILRI) (source)