In response to the World Bank World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development, the GL-CRSP in collaboration with the World Bank’s Agriculture and Rural Development Department spearheaded a planning initiative entitled: “Repositioning Livestock on the Development Agenda.” The initiative, funded by a Multi-Donor Trust Fund and through partnerships with other organizations and initiatives was organized to: convene a global partnership; undertake analysis of important sub-sector issues; identify points and means of intervention; identify research/knowledge gaps; and mobilize resources to implement the findings at national and international levels. The initiative brought together livestock and development professionals from organizations including the World Bank, the GL-CRSP, the academic and university community, USAID, the UK’s DfID, the Gates Foundation, and members of the CGIAR.