Over 30 civil society organisations are demanding the World Bank Group halt billions in funding for industrial livestock production, arguing it harms Africa's environment and food systems.

• The World Bank invested around Sh182 billion ($1.4 billion) in industrial livestock between 2023 and 2024.
• Activists, including those from World Animal Protection and Youth in Agroecology and Restoration Network (YARN), advocate for increased investment in smallholder farmers and locally driven food systems.
• These calls come as the World Bank plans to scale up agribusiness financing and the IFC reviews its environmental and social standards.