Policy Issues in Livestock Development and Poverty Reduction

Policy Issues in Livestock Development and Poverty Reduction

Year of publication 2004

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

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) Globally, agriculture provides a livelihood for more people than any other industry. Agriculture has a key role in reducing poverty since most of the world’s poor live in rural areas and are largely dependent on agriculture, while food prices determine the cost-of-living for both rural and urban poor. The global objective of halving poverty levels by 2015 is unlikely to be reached at current levels of assistance to agriculture.

Language English

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