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Sustainable livestock management for poverty alleviation and food security [
1 online resource (x, 194 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Good animal husbandry practices and animal health are vital for people living in poorer countries. This guide is suitable for those responsible for training farmers in poor countries, taking into account traditional farming systems, existing inputs and esources, sustainable farming initiatives and advising on the right approaches to training
1. Trends in the livestock sector -- 2. Livestock development approaches -- 3. Methodologies, organizations and networks in endogenous livestock development -- 4. Differentiating four livestock production systems -- 5. Livestock keeping systems and povety -- 6. Characteristics of smallholder low-input & diversified livestock keeping -- 7. Characteristics of smallholder more specialized livestock keeping -- 8. Changing from smallholder low-input & diversified to more specialized livestock keeping -- 9. Recommendations for optimizing smallholder low-input & diversified livestock keeping -- 10. Recommendations for optimizing smallholder more specialized systems -- 11. Finding pathways to markets -- 12. Challenges and best practices in livestock development support
Katrien E. van't Hooft, Terry S. Wollen, Dilip P. Bhandari
Includes bibliographical references and index