Sustainable animal agriculture and crisis mitigation in livestock-dependent systems in southern Africa

Banda, J.W., Chagunda, M.G.G., Kamwanja, L.A., Phoya, R.K.D and Safalaoh, A.C.L. (eds.). 2001. Sustainable animal agriculture and crisis mitigation in livestock-dependent systems in southern Africa: Proceedings of the regional conference held at Malawi Institute of Management, 30 October to 1 November 2000. Lilongwe, Malawi: Bunda College of Agriculture.

These proceedings contain papers, abstracts and posters of the Regional Conference on Sustainable Animal Agriculture and Crisis Mitigation in Livestock-dependent Systems in Southern Africa that took place at Malawi Institute of Management (MIM) in Lilongwe, Malawi, from 30th October to 1st November 2000. A keynote paper opens each theme and is followed by scientific contributions, short communications, and abstracts. Posters are published as short communications and/or abstracts. These proceedings are organised as follows:

Session 1 Livestock Management and Improvement (16 papers)

Session 2 Policy Analysis, Socio-economics and Sustainable Integrated Animal Health (4 papers)

Session 3 Crisis Mitigation in Livestock-dependent Systems - Held as a mini workshop within the conference (2 papers)

Session 4 Product Enhancement and Human Resources Development (4 papers)

Session 5 Short Communications (4 papers)

Session 6 Abstracts (10 abstracts)