A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the contribution of livestock to aggregate food supply, farm income, human nutrition, and to the environmental sustainability. It is divided in sections. The first section examines trends in livestock demand and supply and their projections to 2020. The s...

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Main Author: Ehui, Simeon K.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: Ethiopian Society of Animal Production 2000
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50108
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description This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the contribution of livestock to aggregate food supply, farm income, human nutrition, and to the environmental sustainability. It is divided in sections. The first section examines trends in livestock demand and supply and their projections to 2020. The second section presents the role of livestock as a source of income, food and nutrient supplies. The implications for poverty alleviation are derived from this section. The last section addresses the linkages between livestock and the environment.
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spelling CGSpace501082016-03-21T22:17:49Z A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa Ehui, Simeon K. livestock food security poverty environment sustainability demand supply income consumption meat milk This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the contribution of livestock to aggregate food supply, farm income, human nutrition, and to the environmental sustainability. It is divided in sections. The first section examines trends in livestock demand and supply and their projections to 2020. The second section presents the role of livestock as a source of income, food and nutrient supplies. The implications for poverty alleviation are derived from this section. The last section addresses the linkages between livestock and the environment. 2000 2014-10-31T06:08:48Z 2014-10-31T06:08:48Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50108 en Limited Access Ethiopian Society of Animal Production
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Ehui, Simeon K.
A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa
title A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa
title_full A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa
title_short A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort review of the contribution of livestock to food security poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub saharan africa
topic livestock
food security
poverty
environment
sustainability
demand
supply
income
consumption
meat
milk
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50108
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