Responding to the Livestock Revolution

by Owen, E.; Smith, T.; Steele, M. A.; Anderson, S.; Duncan, A. J.; Herrera, M.; Leaver, J. D.; Richards, J. I.; Ku-Vera, J. C.

• ISBN13: 9781904761518
• ISBN10: 1904761518
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Nottingham University Press

Summary

This detailed exploration discusses how the Livestock Revolution's impending demand for a large increase in meat and milk will have numerous implications for global animal agriculture.

Author Biography

Nottingham University Press has been publishing scientific and technical books since 1992 and has earned international recognition as a publisher of only the highest quality materials.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
1. Responding to the increasing global demand for animal products: implications for the livelihoods of livestock producers in developing countries	1	(36)
D.Thomas¹ and D. Rangnekar²
¹Sustainable Agriculture Group, Natural Resources Institute, The University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK; ²National Dairy Development Board, Anand-388 001, Gujarat, India
2. Mapping livestock and poverty: a tool for targeting research and development	37	(14)
P.K. Thornton¹,², PM. Kristjanson¹, R.L. Kruska¹ and R.S. Reid¹
¹International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya; ²Institute of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
3. The Livestock Revolution - a view on implications for Africa	51	(16)
D.M. Mwangi and A. Omore
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, PO Box 30148, Nairobi, Kenya
4. The impact of trade agreements on livestock producers	67	(18)
M. Upton¹ and J. Otte²
¹Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 237, Reading RG6 6AR, UK; ²AGAL, Food and Agriculture Organisation, Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100- Rome, Italy
5. Disease and biosecurity constraints to trade in animal products	85	(6)
A.D. James
Veterinary Epedimeology and Economics Research Unit, School of Agriculture Policy and Development, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 237, Reading RG6 6AR, UK
6. The potential impact of Vietnam's entry to the WTO on the livelihoods of smallholder pig producers and small pig traders	91	(8)
A. McLeod¹, N. Taylor¹, L.T.K. Lanz, N.T. Thuy², D.H. Dung², PQ. Minh²
¹VEERU, School of Agriculture Policy and Development, The University of Reading , Earley Gate, PO. Box 237, Reading RG6 6AR, UK; ²Veterinary Project Management Unit, Strengthening of Veterinary Services Vietnam Project, Department of Animal Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
7. The contribution of livestock to smallholder livelihoods: the situation in Mexico	99	(18)
C.M. Arriaga-Jordán¹ and R.A. Pearson²
¹Coordinación General de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Instituto Literario No. 100, Col. Centro, 50000 Toluca, Estado de México, MEXICO; ²Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine (CTVM), University of Edinburgh, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK
8. Small animal species in the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in tropical Bolivia	117	(16)
R.T. Paterson¹ and F. Rojas²
¹Sustainable Agriculture Group, Natural Resources Institute, The University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK. Current address: 13 Damer Gardens, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 1 HX, UK; ²Centro de Investigación Agricola Tropical (CIAT), Casilla 247, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
9. Livestock, land use change, and environmental outcomes in the developing world	133	(22)
R.W. Blake¹ and C.F. Nicholson²
Departments of Animal Science¹ and Applied Economics and Management², Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
10. Demand-driven crop-ruminant intensification: trans-regional analysis to understand patterns of change using village level data from three continents	155	(24)
I. Baltenweck, S. Staal and M.N.M. Ibrahim
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
11. Effect of intensification on feed management of dairy cows in the Central Highlands of Kenya
D. Romney¹, C. Utiger¹,4, R. Kaitho¹, P. Thorne³, A. Wokabi², L. Njoroge¹, L, Chege², J, Kirui², D. Kamotho² and S. Staal¹
¹International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya; ²Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, PO Box 30082, Nairobi, Kenya; ³Stirling Thorne Associates, PO Box 23, Llangefni, Ynys Mon LL74 8ZE, UK; 4 Institute of Animal Sciences, ETH, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
12. Ecological impacts of sustainable systems for smallholders in Vietnam	179	(12)
B. Ogle¹ and T.R. Preston²
¹Department of Animal Nutrition and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7024, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden; ²University of Tropical Agriculture Foundation, UTA-TOSOLY AA # 48, Socorro, Santander, Colombia
13. Research to alleviate poverty in the face of industrialisation of livestock production	191	(18)
Ann Waters-Bayer¹ and Wolfgang Bayer²
¹ETC Ecoculture, POB 64, NL-3830 AB Leusden, Netherlands; ²Independent advisor, Rohnsweg 56, D-37085 Göttingen, Germany
14. Meeting the increased demand for animal products in Asia: opportunities and challenges for research	209	(20)
C. Devendra
(International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya). Contact address: 130A Jalan Awan Jawa, 58200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
15. Livestock and the poor: issues in poverty-focused livestock development	229	(18)
C. Heffernan
Livestock Development Group, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, The University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 237, Reading RG6 6AR, UK
16. GM technology: a tool to benefit livestock production	247	(12)
R.H. Phipps¹ and A. Cockburn²
¹School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, The University of Reading, PO Box 237, Reading RG6 6AR, UK; ²Monsanto Company, Marls Lane, Cambridge CB2 2LQ, UK
17. GM technologies - opportunities and threats of applying GM technology in less developed and developed countries. 'Aladdin's Cave or Pandora's Box?'	259	(12)
A. Bennett
The Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, WRO 1002. 11.66 , CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
18. Financing the livestock revolution in the developing world: givers and getters	271	(16)
R.T. Wilson
Bartridge House, Umberleigh, Devon EX37 9AS, UK
19. Knowledge management and dissemination for livestock production: global opportunities and local constraints	287	(12)
C.J. Garforth
School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, The University of Reading, PO Box 237, Reading, RG6 6AR, UK
20. Development of Farmer Field School methodology for smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya	299	(16)
B. Minjauw¹, H.G. Muriuki² and D. Romney¹
¹International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya; ²Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, PO Box 30028, Nairobi, Kenya
21. Demand and supply side changes in the Santa Cruz, Bolivia, milk sector 1985 - 2002: impact on small-scale producers and poor consumers	315	(8)
J. Rushton¹, N. Duran¹ and S. Anderson²
¹CEVEP Casilla 10474, La Paz, Bolivia; ²Department of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial College London, Wye, Ashford TN25 5AH, UK
22. Demand and supply changes in the livestock sector and their impact on smallholders: the case of dairying in Kenya: a summary	323	(10)
S.J. Staal¹, M.M. Waithaka¹,², G.A. Owour¹, and M. Herrero¹,³
¹International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya; ²Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KART), PO Box 57811, Nairobi, Kenya; ³Institute of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
23. Demand and supply changes in the dairy sector in Kathmandu city: impact on smallholders	333	(14)
P.M. Tulachan
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), GPO Box 3226, Kathmandu, Nepal
24. A comparative analysis of milk sectors - Nairobi, Kathmandu, Santa Cruz: Opportunities for pro-poor policies	347	(14)
S. Anderson¹, J. Rushton², P.M. Tulachan³, S. Staal4 and M. Herrero4,5
¹Department of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial College London, Wye, Ashford TN25 5AH, UK; ²CEVEP, Casilla 10474, La Paz, Bolivia; ³International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), GPO Box 3226, Kathmandu, Nepal; 4International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya; 'Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
Index	361