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Natural resource degradation and environmental damage are important concerns today. Through the influence of overgrazing, overstocking and feeding of crop residues, livestock have undoubtedly contributed to these processes. All too often, however, allegations about the detrimental impact of lives...


Ehui, Simeon K.Li Pun, H.H.Mares, V.Shapiro, Barry I.[The role of livestock in food security and environmental protection]The role of livestock in food security and environmental protection

Factors driving the demand for livestock products in the developing countries are primarily population growth, urbanisation and income growth. These factors are expected to continue to fuel the increase in milk and meat consumption in the next millennium, creating a veritable livestock revolution...


Ehui, Simeon K.Paulos, Z.Lapar, Ma. Lucila[Livestock to 2020 in South-East Asia: implications for policies and development strategies]Livestock to 2020 in South-East Asia: implications for policies and development strategies

This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the contribution of livestock to aggregate food supply, farm income, human nutrition, and to the environmental sustainability. It is divided in sections. The first section examines trends in livestock demand and supply and their projections to 2020. Th...


Ehui, Simeon K.[A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa]A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

Livestock production is a major contributor to economic development, both driving economic growth and benefiting from it. As an engine of growth, it provides increased income, employment, food and foreign exchange earnings, as well as better nutrition. As income increases with economic developmen...


Mengesha, Y.Ehui, Simeon K.Jabbar, M.A.Shapiro, Barry I.[LPA Brief no. 11. Livestock production, consumption and trade: Key indicators]LPA Brief no. 11. Livestock production, consumption and trade: Key indicators

Unlike developed countries, where people often eat too many animal products, most of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa eats too little of this type of food for good nutrition. The projected increase in demand for livestock in sub-Saharan Africa will have an important influence on food security...


Ehui, Simeon K.[A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa]A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

Per capita consumption of milk and meat products in developing Asia (including China) grew by 2.4 percent and 5 percent respectively between 1975-79 and 1990-94. This growth can be attributed to high growth rate in income and rapid urbanization. For Latin America, per capita milk and meat consump...


Ehui, Simeon K.Li Pun, H.H.Mares, V.Shapiro, Barry I.[The role of livestock in food security and environmental protection]The role of livestock in food security and environmental protection

This paper assesses the development of the dairy sector in Ethiopia over the past fifty years. In particular, it presents an overview of the dairy sector in Ethiopia. It also identifies key phases in the development of the dairy sector in Ethiopia and examines the trends in production and consump...


Ahmed, M.M.Ehui, Simeon K.Assefa, Y.[Dairy development in Ethiopia]Dairy development in Ethiopia

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