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The Role of Livestock in Developing Communities: Enhancing Multifunctionality

The book provides critical information and knowledge on the importance of livestock in the global effort to alleviate poverty and promote human health. It describes and evaluates case studies, examines theoretical frameworks, and discusses key global policy development issues, challenges and constraints related to smallholder livestock-production systems around the globe. The book is written for academic professionals, industry experts, government officials and other scholars interested in the facts and issues concerning the contribution of livestock to the social and economic progress of developing countries.

Authors:
Frans Swanepoel (ed)
University of Pretoria
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9388-7274
Aldo Stroebel (ed)
National Research Foundation, National Research Foundation, National Research Foundation
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7395-5911
Siboniso Moyo (ed)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18820/9781928424819

Chapters

  • 1. Multifunctionality of Livestock in Developing Communities
    Frans Swanepoel, Siboniso Moyo
  • 2. Livestock Development Projects that Make a Difference
    What Works, What Doesn’t and Why
    Aldo Stroebel, Patti Kristjanson, Alice N. Pell
  • 3. Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women through Livestock
    Brigid Aileen Letty, Ann Waters-Bayer
  • 4. The Way Forward for Livestock and the Environment
    Pierre Gerber, Delia Grace, Mario Herrero, Philippe Lecomte, AM Notenbaert, Shirley Tarawali, Philip Thornton, Jeannette van de Steeg, Akke van der Zijpp
  • 5. The Role of Foods of Animal Origin in Human Nutrition and Health
    Lindela Rowland Ndlovu
  • 6. Interactions between Gender, Environment, Livelihoods, Food, Nutrition and Health
    Frans Swanepoel, Aldo Stroebel, Edward A. Nesamvuni
  • 7. Livestock against Risk and Vulnerability
    Multifunctionality of Livestock Keeping in Burundi
    Luc D’Haese, Marijke D’Haese, Stijn Speelman, Ellen Vandamme
  • 8. Sustainable Livestock Intensification
    Sammy Carsan, Akke van der Zijpp, Pieter Wilke
  • 9. Value Chains and Innovation
    Heather Burrow, Berhanu Gebremedhin, John McDermott, Karl M. Rich
  • 10. Implications and Innovative Strategies for Enhancing the Future Contribution of Livestock
    Frans Swanepoel, Aldo Stroebel, Canagasaby Devendra, Johan van Rooyen

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Published
November 1, 2010
Copyright (c) 2010 Frans Swanepoel, Aldo Stroebel, Siboniso Moyo
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Details about the available publication format: Paperback

Paperback
ISBN-13 (15)
9780868867984
Date of first publication (11)
2010-11-01
Physical Dimensions
175mm x 245mm

How to Cite

Swanepoel, F., Stroebel, A., & Moyo, S. . (Eds.). (2010). The Role of Livestock in Developing Communities: Enhancing Multifunctionality. UJ Press. https://doi.org/10.18820/9781928424819