Demand for meat and milk will more than double in Asia by 2010, as will the consumption of feed grain by livestock. This is the Livestock Revolution. Because most of the meat, milk and feed to supply this demand will be produced by Asian farmers, the Livestock Revolution can enable smallholders-l...
Constraints do not only occur in production systems. They also limit the support available from research and extension and they have serious consequences for human welfare in Africa and for the whole community of nations. The agricultural research agendas in sub-Saharan Africa are indicating more...
Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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Fitzhugh, H.A.
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[Technical constraints to ruminant livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Technical constraints to ruminant livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa
Population pressures will expand and intensify African agriculture. By 2025, the sub-Saharan African population will exceed 1290 million, a 260 percent increase in the next three decades, and 54 percent of Africans will be living in urban environments largely dependent on others for food producti...
Livestock play a vital role in economic Development-particularly as socities, evolve from subsistence agriculture into cash-based economies. On a global basis, animal products - meat, milk, eggs and fiber - constitute about 40 percent of the total value of agriculture output. This proportional co...
Classifies the agricultural systems of tropical developing regions with, particularly attention to the mixed farming systems. Describes characteristics of goats which are advantageous in mixed farming systems. Examines several research and Development projects which are looking at the role of goa...
Fitzhugh, H.A.
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Onim, J.F.M.
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Semenye, P.P.
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Sidahmed, A.E.
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[Integration of goats with crop production and other livestock production systems: Mixed farming systems in the tropics]
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Integration of goats with crop production and other livestock production systems: Mixed farming systems in the tropics