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Ever-increasing human population and urbanisation are intensifying the demand for agricultural commodities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). As a result, the traditional balance between people, their habitat and socio-economic systems is fast disappearing. Excessive deforestation, land clearing and cu...

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is a new institute within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) born of a long-felt need to integrate and globalize the CGIAR livestock research resources. Having inherited the assets and programs of the two for...

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...

This paper presents some thoughts on research policies and strategies to support the Development of the livestock sector in developing countries. Particular emphasis is placed on sub-Saharan Africa. The first section discusses the role of agricultural research in livestock Development and reviews...

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...

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...

Demand for livestock products in Asia is expected to grow at a faster rate over the next two decades than in any other region. The factors driving demand in Asia include population increase, expanded urbanisation and improved income. Devendra (1996) predicts that industrial scale poultry and swin...

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has a global mandate for research to improve the productivity and sustainability of crop-livestock systems in developing countries. ILRI is one of the 16 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research to whi...

This paper discusses the economic value of livestock, CGIAR priorities and strategies, and relevance of CGIAR activities to AAAP (Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies) region. The paper assesses the relative importance of livestock products in developing regions, and glob...

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...