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Multifunctionality of livestock in developing communities

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Title Multifunctionality of livestock in developing communities
 
Creator Moyo, Siboniso
Swanepoel, F.J.C.
 
Subject LIVESTOCK
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 
Description Livestock play multiple roles in the livelihoods of people in developing communities, especially the poor. They provide food and nutrition, work, economic and social status, and ensure environmental sustainability. With the livestock sector experiencing rapid change – mainly driven by the rapidly changing livestock production systems, demographics, environmental impacts, technologies, policies and institutions – this “multifunctionality of livestock” becomes an even more complex issue, intertwined with other research and development challenges. This chapter presents an overview of the multifunctionality of livestock, looking at the trends and drivers of livestock production in developing communities. Bringing this topic to the table is meant to draw the attention of the research and development community to the issues concerning the contribution of livestock to the social and economic progress of developing communities and thus attract both public and private sector investments in this sector.
 
Date 2011-01-14T13:18:23Z
2011-01-14T13:18:23Z
2010-11-09
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier Moyo, S. and Swanepoel, F.J.C. 2010. Multifunctionality of livestock in developing communities. IN: Swanepoel, F., Stroebel, A. and Moyo, S., The role of livestock in developing communities: Enhancing multifunctionality. Cape Town, South Africa: University of the Free State and CTA: 1-12
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3043
 
Language en
 
Publisher University of the Free State and CTA