ILRI annual report 2007: markets that work - making a living from livestock
Author: International Livestock Research Institute
Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
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Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 929146225X
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Author: International Livestock Research Institute
Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
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Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 929146225X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Frans Swanepoel
Publisher: UJ Press
Published: 2010-11-01
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 1928424813
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book provides critical information and knowledge on the importance of livestock in the global effort to alleviate poverty and promote human health. It describes and evaluates case studies, examines theoretical frameworks, and discusses key global policy development issues, challenges and constraints related to smallholder livestock-production systems around the globe. The book is written for academic professionals, industry experts, government officials and other scholars interested in the facts and issues concerning the contribution of livestock to the social and economic progress of developing countries.
Author: Young W. Park
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2013-04-09
Total Pages: 1063
ISBN-13: 1118534204
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMilk is nature’s most complete food, and dairy products are considered to be the most nutritious foods of all. The traditional view of the role of milk has been greatly expanded in recent years beyond the horizon of nutritional subsistence of infants: it is now recognized to be more than a source of nutrients for the healthy growth of children and nourishment of adult humans. Alongside its major proteins (casein and whey), milk contains biologically active compounds, which have important physiological and biochemical functions and significant impacts upon human metabolism, nutrition and health. Many of these compounds have been proven to have beneficial effects on human nutrition and health. This comprehensive reference is the first to address such a wide range of topics related to milk production and human health, including: mammary secretion, production, sanitation, quality standards and chemistry, as well as nutrition, milk allergies, lactose intolerance, and the bioactive and therapeutic compounds found in milk. In addition to cow’s milk, the book also covers the milk of non-bovine dairy species which is of economic importance around the world. The Editors have assembled a team of internationally renowned experts to contribute to this exhaustive volume which will be essential reading for dairy scientists, nutritionists, food scientists, allergy specialists and health professionals.
Author: Sikhalazo Dube
Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 43
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Published: 2009
Total Pages: 64
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Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
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Total Pages: 78
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Timothy P. Robinson
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789251070338
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInformed livestock sector policy development and priority setting is heavily dependent on a good understanding of livestock production systems. In a collaborative effort between the Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Livestock Research Institute, stock has been taken of where we have come from in agricultural systems classification and mapping; the current state of the art; and the directions in which research and data collection efforts need to take in the future. The book also addresses issues relating to the intensity and scale of production, moving from what is done to how it is done. The intensification of production is an area of particular importance, for it is in the intensive systems that changes are occurring most rapidly and where most information is needed on the implications that intensification of production may have for livelihoods, poverty alleviation, animal diseases, public health and environmental outcomes. A series of case studies is provided, linking livestock production systems to rural livelihoods and poverty and examples of the application of livestock production system maps are drawn from livestock production, now and in the future; livestock's impact on the global environment; animal and public health; and livestock and livelihoods. This book provides a formal reference to Version 5 of the global livestock production systems map, and to revised estimates of the numbers of rural poor livestock keepers, by country and livestock production system.
Author: Anni McLeod
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789251070130
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough much has been said about livestock's role in achieving food security in reality, the subject has been only partially addressed and no current document fully covers the topic. Recognizing that food security is central to international development - and to the mandate of FAO - this report tells story of livestock and food security from three perspectives. It begins by presenting a global overview, examining the role that livestock play in human nutrition, the world food supply access to food particularly for poor families. Next it moves from the global level to a human perspective, examining the way in which livestock contributes to the food security of three different human populations-livestock-dependent societies, small-scale mixed farmers and urban dwellers. The final part of the report looks to the future. It discusses the expected demand for livestock source food and the way that increased demand can be met with ever more limited resources. It reviews the drivers that led to the livestock revolution, how these have changed and what the implications will be for livestock contributing to resilient food systems of the future. Book jacket.
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Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
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Total Pages: 60
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Henning Steinfeld
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9789251055717
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The assessment builds on the work of the Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD) Initiative"--Pref.