“Learning from Agricultural Development to Reshape Animal Welfare Work in Low- and Middle-Income Countries” by Tom Billington

This is a cross-post of the executive summary from The Centre for Animal Life and Farming's first report. See the full report here. We will also be hosting a webinar on 25th August 2026 to discuss these findings with the animal welfare movement. Executive SummaryRoughly 80-90% of farmed animals live in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), yet the animal welfare movement has seen fewer milestone victories in these contexts than in High-Income Countries (HICs). The standard advocacy models used in HICs (corporate campaigning, consumer pressure, legislative reform, etc.) rely on infrastructure that is often absent in LMICs, such as formalised supply chains, consolidated corporate buyers, and strong legal enforcement. Fortunately, the animal welfare movement is not alone in these challenges. There is a long history of field-based projects in LMICs designed to shift farming practices to improve farmer productivity, sustainability, and well-being. Collectively, this broad category of work is referred to as agricultural development (“agri-dev”). The strategies and lessons generated through this work may offer relevant and useful insights for the development of animal welfare initiatives in LMICs.Authors Karthik and Tom visiting the field office of DVARA, an agri-dev organisation in Maharashtra, India To identify more context-driven [...] The original text contained 2 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: August 13th, 2026 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/kxxkT7XLptnCnKtsh/learning-from-agricultural-development-to-reshape-animal --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.