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Informing the Policies and Institutions that Determine Poor People’s Livestock-Related Livelihoods

Year of publication 2001

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 61 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

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

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) FAO and DFID are planning a partnership, open for others to join, to develop the capacity to inform the global policies and institutions that determine poor-people's livestock-related livelihoods.

Language English

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