Livestock Farming in Tropical Developing Asian Countries : A Comparative Study of Livestock Systems in South Asia

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This study is an attempt to analyze the importance of livestock sector in tropical Asian countries and find out the different livestock production systems and its developmental phases. Livestock plays an important role in the life of rural farm families in Asia. It provides food, income and employment and contributes significantly to the economy of the communities. Countries in South Asian countries, next to crops, animal husbandry has the largest employment potential in rural areas. The developmental phase of many developing countries are not too different from what we have seen in developed countries 20-30 years before. However, the commercial poultry sector in these countries reach the level close to the industrialized countries compared to other livestock sectors. It has observed that crop-livestock farming system is dominant among majority of small farm households but increasing demand for animal protein has resulted commercialization of livestock farming especially the poultry sector. It is noted that commercialization and importing animal products will, have impact on these small farmers who rare livestock for daily food and income. Therefore, government policies must be directed to the improvement of these farming systems in order to promote sustainable use of natural resources to provide welfare for both rural and urban people.
岐阜市立女子短期大学の論文
2002-03-22