Summary Report of the Animal Agriculture Symposium: Development Priorities Toward the Year 2000

Agency for International Development, Bureau for Science and Technology, Office of Agriculture and Office of International Development U.S. Department of Agriculture

No 335101, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Excerpts from the Executive Summary: The countries of the developing world contain 58% of the world's total land area, with 60% of the world's permanent pasture, and 53% of the world's arable land. These countries have 65% of the world's cattle, 53% of the world's sheep, 56% of the world's pigs, and 95% of the world's goats. The total number of livestock in the world indicates their importance as an economic resource. FAO figures show that in 1986 there were 1.4 billion cattle and buffalo, 1.6 billion sheep and goats, 9.3 billion poultry (including ducks and turkeys), 822 million pigs, 17 million camels, and 120 million horses, mules, and donkeys. The objectives of this symposium were to assist USAID to: Synthesize donor experience with animal agriculture and assess the appropriateness of donor policy and strategy for assistance to this subsector. Identify and set priorities for opportunities that would significantly ameliorate constraints and/or develop opportunities to improve the sustainability of animal agriculture systems. Three topical areas were considered: (1) production systems, (2) institutional and human resource development, and (3) donors and development resources.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 156
Date: 1989
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