Policies for Livestock Development in the Ethiopian Highlands
Livestock have diverse functions for the livelihood of farmers in mixed croplivestock systems in the highlands of East Africa. Livestock provide food in the form of meat and milk, nonfood items such as draft power, manure, and transport services as inputs into food crop production, and fuel for cook...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2006
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| author | Benin, Samuel Ehui, Simeon Pender, John L. |
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| description | Livestock have diverse functions for the livelihood of farmers in mixed croplivestock systems in the highlands of East Africa. Livestock provide food in the form of meat and milk, nonfood items such as draft power, manure, and transport services as inputs into food crop production, and fuel for cooking. Livestock are also a source of cash income through sale of the above items, animals, hides, and skins. Furthermore, they act as a store of wealth and determine social status within the community. Because of these important functions, livestock play an important role in improving food security and alleviating poverty. Because they are central to nutrient cycling, livestock are important to the efficiency, stability, and sustainability of farming systems in the East African highlands (Ehui et al. 1998). The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its partners and collaborators have shown that securing the current and future livestock assets of the poor is a major pathway to get the rural poor out of the poverty spiral (ILRI 2002). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1605572025-11-06T04:14:45Z Policies for Livestock Development in the Ethiopian Highlands Benin, Samuel Ehui, Simeon Pender, John L. land use land policies agriculture land management highlands sustainability Livestock have diverse functions for the livelihood of farmers in mixed croplivestock systems in the highlands of East Africa. Livestock provide food in the form of meat and milk, nonfood items such as draft power, manure, and transport services as inputs into food crop production, and fuel for cooking. Livestock are also a source of cash income through sale of the above items, animals, hides, and skins. Furthermore, they act as a store of wealth and determine social status within the community. Because of these important functions, livestock play an important role in improving food security and alleviating poverty. Because they are central to nutrient cycling, livestock are important to the efficiency, stability, and sustainability of farming systems in the East African highlands (Ehui et al. 1998). The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its partners and collaborators have shown that securing the current and future livestock assets of the poor is a major pathway to get the rural poor out of the poverty spiral (ILRI 2002). 2006 2024-11-21T09:51:08Z 2024-11-21T09:51:08Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160557 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Benin, Samuel; Ehui, Simeon; and Pender, John. 2006. Policies for Livestock Development in the Ethiopian Highlands. In Strategies for sustainable land management in the East African Highlands. Pender, John; Place, Frank; and Ehui, Simeon K. (Eds.) Chapter 6. Pp. 141-164. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160557 |
| spellingShingle | land use land policies agriculture land management highlands sustainability Benin, Samuel Ehui, Simeon Pender, John L. Policies for Livestock Development in the Ethiopian Highlands |
| title | Policies for Livestock Development in the Ethiopian Highlands |
| title_full | Policies for Livestock Development in the Ethiopian Highlands |
| title_fullStr | Policies for Livestock Development in the Ethiopian Highlands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Policies for Livestock Development in the Ethiopian Highlands |
| title_short | Policies for Livestock Development in the Ethiopian Highlands |
| title_sort | policies for livestock development in the ethiopian highlands |
| topic | land use land policies agriculture land management highlands sustainability |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160557 |
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