Interaction of people, livestock and the environment: Challenges for research

One of the great challenges facing the world over the next decades is to preserve its natural resource base while at the same time producing sufficient food to satisfy the demands of a growing human population. This paper outlines the important functions livestock perform particularly to the worlds'...

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Main Author: Smith, Jimmy W.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: Ethiopian Society of Animal Production 2000
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50740
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description One of the great challenges facing the world over the next decades is to preserve its natural resource base while at the same time producing sufficient food to satisfy the demands of a growing human population. This paper outlines the important functions livestock perform particularly to the worlds' poor in Africa, Latin America and Asia, in addition to the indispensable contribution of livestock to meeting food demands. This paper also looks into the different views, of different societies all over the world, on the importance of livestock. The paper also discusses what is needed for decision making regarding the role of livestock in sustainable agriculture.
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spelling CGSpace507402016-05-30T17:53:11Z Interaction of people, livestock and the environment: Challenges for research Smith, Jimmy W. people livestock environment research human population consumption deforestation policies decision making One of the great challenges facing the world over the next decades is to preserve its natural resource base while at the same time producing sufficient food to satisfy the demands of a growing human population. This paper outlines the important functions livestock perform particularly to the worlds' poor in Africa, Latin America and Asia, in addition to the indispensable contribution of livestock to meeting food demands. This paper also looks into the different views, of different societies all over the world, on the importance of livestock. The paper also discusses what is needed for decision making regarding the role of livestock in sustainable agriculture. 2000 2014-10-31T06:21:36Z 2014-10-31T06:21:36Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50740 en Limited Access Ethiopian Society of Animal Production
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Smith, Jimmy W.
Interaction of people, livestock and the environment: Challenges for research
title Interaction of people, livestock and the environment: Challenges for research
title_full Interaction of people, livestock and the environment: Challenges for research
title_fullStr Interaction of people, livestock and the environment: Challenges for research
title_full_unstemmed Interaction of people, livestock and the environment: Challenges for research
title_short Interaction of people, livestock and the environment: Challenges for research
title_sort interaction of people livestock and the environment challenges for research
topic people
livestock
environment
research
human population
consumption
deforestation
policies
decision making
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