Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative: Dynamic Poverty Processes and the Role of Livestock in Peru

Kristjanson, P.;Krishna, A. ;Radeny,  M.;Kuan, J.;Quilca, G.;Sanchez-Urrelo, A.

Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative: Dynamic Poverty Processes and the Role of Livestock in Peru

Year of publication 2007

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 39 p.

Author Kristjanson, P.;Krishna, A. ;Radeny, M.;Kuan, J.;Quilca, G.;Sanchez-Urrelo, A.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Series title Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI) Research Report

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This is the 39th of a series of Working Papers prepared for the Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI). The purpose of these papers is to explore issues related to livestock development in the context of poverty alleviation. Livestock is vital to the economies of many developing countries. Animals are a source of food, more specifically protein for human diets, income, employment and possibly foreign exchange. For low income producers, livestock can serve as a store of wealth, provide drau ght power and organic fertiliser for crop production and a means of transport. Consumption of livestock and livestock products in developing countries, though starting from a low base, is growing rapidly.

Language English

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