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Livestock Production and Household Income Patterns in Rural Senegal

Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative: A Living from Livestock

Year of publication 2006

Pages 16 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Category Technical report

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

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The livestock sector is considered to have significant potential to contribute to poverty reduction in Senegal. Despite the growing importance of non-agricultural activities, livestock production remains one of the major activities of rural populations, which suggests that improvements in the sector can truly boost the incomes of rural poor majorities. However, the formulation and implementation of policies aimed at increasing revenues from livestock keeping requires a better understanding of th e determinants of the roles and income flows from livestock. This analysis of sources of household income and the role of livestock is based on data drawn from ESAM I of 1994 – 1995.

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