Asia is a region of dynamic economic changes, fuelled by rapid population growth, urbanization, increased incomes, demand-led processes and changing consumer preferences for foods of animal origin. The projected total meat and milk consumption levels for 2020 are far in excess of anticipated supp...
Devendra, C.
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[Animal production and rainfed agriculture in Asia: Potential opportunities for productivity enhancement]
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Animal production and rainfed agriculture in Asia: Potential opportunities for productivity enhancement
The second workshop of the Crop-Animal Systems Research Network (CASREN) project embodies continuing activities on increasing the contribution of livestock to improving productivity of crop-animal systems in Southeast Asia. This workshop report involves four sessions. Session one focusses on ecor...
Devendra, C.
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Frio, A.
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[Improving the contribution of livestock to crop-animal systems in rainfed areas in Southeast Asia: Proceedings of a workshop]
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Improving the contribution of livestock to crop-animal systems in rainfed areas in Southeast Asia: Proceedings of a workshop
The aim of this presentation is to provide a background to the process and outcomes that were involved in the selection of key benchmark sites (BMS) in participating countries (China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam). The criteria for the selection of BMS is listed and choice of BMS ...
Devendra, C.
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[Selection and overview of benchmark sites in participating countries]
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Selection and overview of benchmark sites in participating countries
This paper reviews the importance of livestock in the targeted agro-ecological zones of Southeast Asia and description of ILRI's selection of benchmark sites for livestock research.