2. Facilitator: Mrs. Taraneh Ebrahimi, AARINENA-RAIS Secretary, Iran Team Members: Mr. Adnan Gibriel, ARC, Libya Dr. Mohammad El Mourid, ICARDA, Tunis Dr. M. Duwayri, Univ. of Ajloun, Jordan Dr. Christo Hilan, LARI, Lebanon Dr. Salah Galal, Ain Shams Univ., Egypt Dr. Rakhshan Roohi, PARC, Pakistan

3. Task 1

4. Key Researchable Issues 1. Improve local food production in environmentally challenged area (land degradation, water scarcity, desertification) 2. Improve livestock potential 3. Improve potential of fisheries and aquatic production systems 4. Protection of natural resources and halt rangeland degradation 5. Increase indigenous grass species to reduce water use of exotic species 6. Land degradation and desertification 7. Reduce over grazing to stop degradation

5. Key Researchable Issues 1. Improve local food production in environmentally challenged area (land degradation, water scarcity, desertification) 2. Improve livestock potential 3. Improve potential of fisheries and aquatic production systems 4. Protection of natural resources and halt rangeland degradation 5. Increase indigenous grass species to reduce water use of exotic species 6. Land degradation and desertification 7. Reduce over grazing to stop degradation

6. Key Researchable Issues Finalized 1. Enhance local feed base 2. Improve livestock productivity and production 3. Improve productivity and production of fisheries and aquaculture 4. Improve range management for rehabilitation and sustainable utilization 5. Promote and develop the native range species 6. Improve animal health and control diseases 7. Utilization and conservation of animal genetic resource 8. Animal nutrition 9. Land property rights 10. Value addition

7. Task 2

8. S. No. Key Researchable IssuesDev. Impact Time frame Farmer type(s) Priority rank Comments 1Enhance local feed base1S/MAll1 2Improve livestock productivity and production 1M/LAll2 3Improve productivity and production of fisheries and aquaculture 3S/MDepends!!3Coastal fishermen Expert missing 4Improve range management for rehabilitation and sustainable utilization 2M/LMedium/ large 3Extensive Intensive 5Promote and develop the native range species 3LMedium/ large 4Extensive Intensive Development Impact: Time frame: Farmer type(s): Very High Priority: Rank 1 Short Poor, medium, High Priority: Rank 2 Medium large and Pastoralists Medium Priority: Rank 3 Long Priority Ranking

9. S. No. Key Researchable IssuesDev. Impact Time frame Farmer type(s) Priority rank Comments 6Improve animal health and control diseases 2S/MAll1 7Utilization and conservation of animal genetic resource 3LAll4 8Animal nutrition1S/MAll1 9Land property rights3LM/L5Graziers and Pastoralists 10Value addition2S/MAll1

10. Prioritized Issues Priority 1 Enhance local feed base Improve animal health and control diseases Animal nutrition Value addition Priority 2 Improve livestock productivity and production Priority 3 Improve productivity and production of fisheries and aquaculture Improve range management for rehabilitation and sustainable utilization Priority 4 Promote and develop the native range species Utilization and conservation of animal genetic resource Priority 5 Land property rights

11. Task 3

12. S. No. Constraints and barriers Measures to increase dev. impact New Actors and partners 1Lack of institutions for livestock industry Establish organizations and structures for producers Policy makers, legislators, local govt., communities & NGOs 2Lack of efficient extension services and exchange of information Capacity development & early warning system Specialized media, FOs, ARC, Universities, Regional and international organizations 3Lack of capacity for animal disease diagnosis Capacity developmentInternational/national organizations, private and public institutions 4Lack of National research strategy and priority setting Establish proper methodologies for identification and prioritization of researchable areas targeting development Policy makers, NARCs, communities, etc.

13. Thanks