Pathways for sustainable development of mixed crop livestock systems: Taking a livestock and pro-poor approach

cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.creator.identifierShirley Tarawali: 0000-0001-9398-8780
cg.creator.identifierMario Herrero: 0000-0002-7741-5090
cg.creator.identifierKatrien Descheemaeker: 0000-0003-0184-2034
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2011.03.003en
cg.issn1871-1413en
cg.issue1-2en
cg.journalLivestock Scienceen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.ilriCROP-LIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriENVIRONMENTen
cg.subject.ilriLIVELIHOODSen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriPRO-POOR LIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriVALUE CHAINSen
cg.volume139en
dc.contributor.authorTarawali, Shirley A.en
dc.contributor.authorHerrero, Marioen
dc.contributor.authorDescheemaeker, Katrien K.en
dc.contributor.authorGrings, Elaine E.en
dc.contributor.authorBlümmel, Michaelen
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-17T11:18:36Zen
dc.date.available2011-04-17T11:18:36Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/3489
dc.titlePathways for sustainable development of mixed crop livestock systems: Taking a livestock and pro-poor approachen
dcterms.abstractMixed crop livestock systems provide the majority of the cereal and livestock domestic products for households in developing countries. We explore the question of whether such systems can respond to increasing demands for livestock products without compromising future livelihoods of the poor or the environment. We consider how the potential of smallholder farmers to address future milk and meat demands as livestock system transition may be impacted by the trajectory of intensification, the type of livestock commodity and the changing economic circumstances. Examples of ruminant feeding and management options with the potential to increase productivity and mitigate negative environmental impacts, notably greenhouse gases and the use of land and water in the context of developing country crop livestock systems are presented. However, such technical dimensions need to be realistically and practically considered in the context of changing market demands. Furthermore, if crop livestock systems in developing countries are to benefit today's smallholder farmers, radically different approaches will be needed. Equal importance will need to be given to technology based production and efficiency enhancing dimensions together with innovative and practical approaches encompassing institutional, policy and market solutions often in a value chain context.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTarawali, S., Herrero, M., Descheemaeker, K., Grings, E. and Blümmel, M. 2011. Pathways for sustainable development of mixed crop livestock systems: Taking a livestock and pro-poor approach. Livestock Science 139(1-2): 11-21.en
dcterms.extentp. 11-21en
dcterms.issued2011-07
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectfarming systemsen
dcterms.subjectmixed croppingen
dcterms.subjectcropsen
dcterms.subjectlivestocken
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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