Contribution of livestock to food production in developing countries

cg.journalAgricultural and Food Science in Finlanden_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.ilriSOILSen_US
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL HEALTHen_US
dc.contributor.authorFitzhugh, H.A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-06T06:59:51Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-05-06T06:59:51Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/28068en_US
dc.titleContribution of livestock to food production in developing countriesen_US
dcterms.abstractOn a global basis, livestock products - meat, milk, eggs and fibre - account for 40 percent of the value of total marketed agricultural product. Animal products provide essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals to help ensure nutritionally balanced diets. In developing countries, livestock traction and manure also contribute to food production through improved cultivation and soil fertility which increase crop yields. On average, the proportional contribution of livestock product to dietary calories and protein in developed countries is double that for developing countries. Demand for livestock products is fuelled by the population increase, income growth and urbanisation in developing countries. Therefore, over the past decade, consumption of livestock product has sharply increased in developing countries, while slightly decreasing in developed countries where consumption is already relatively high on average. Increased demand in developing countries increases income for producers, but also stresses the environment through pollution, soil erosion, overgrazing and deforestation. Research involving global partnerships of scientists and institutes can help ensure that the increased demands for livestock product in developing countries will be met in economically feasible and environmentally sustainable ways.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAgricultural and Food Science in Finland;7: 197-206en_US
dcterms.extentp. 197-206en_US
dcterms.issued1998en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.subjectlivestocken_US
dcterms.subjectfood productionen_US
dcterms.subjectdeveloping countriesen_US
dcterms.subjectnutritive valueen_US
dcterms.subjectfood supplyen_US
dcterms.subjectmeaten_US
dcterms.subjectsoil fertilityen_US
dcterms.subjectyieldsen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal healthen_US
dcterms.subjectfeed resourcesen_US
dcterms.subjectgeneticsen_US
dcterms.subjectmixed farmingen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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