Angelika Haeussermann, Eberhard Hartung, Thomas Jungbluth, Erik Vranken, Jean-Marie Aerts, Daniel Berckmans Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Max-Eyth-Strasse 6, 24188 Kiel, Germany Livestock Systems Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 9, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany Division M3-BIORES, Department of Bi...

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local problems can be investigated and where advanced training can be given, with some of the more promising students being sent abroad for extra training. The subject of animal husbandry education requires more study on a world-wide basis. In recognition of this it has now been decided to deal with it as one of the major items for discussion at a World Animal Production Conference to be held i...

World cereal production and utilization The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO, 1975) analysed production and consumption of cereals in 1970 and estimated corresponding values for 1980, 1985 and 1990 (Fig. I). In 1970, livestock ate more than 60% of the cereals consumed in the developed countries but less than 1070 of those consumed in the rest of the world. By 1990 these pro...

In this report, we present a series of empirical techniques to examine linkage between livestock and livelihood, using data from Senegal, a West African economy with high levels of smallholder poverty and livestock dependence. Our results for this country show that livestock dependent populations are more likely to be poor and the severity of their poverty is greater, yet the same reliance on l...

The expanding demand for livestock products in developing countries is expected to drive changes in livestock farming systems, such as intensification and technological development. However, while large commercial farms can take advantage of these new opportunities, semi-subsistence agriculture will be the main option for many poor livestock keepers. Development pathways may depend on local and...

Sections relevant to biotechnology applications in food safety: Coordination was done by Masami Takeuchi (Food Safety Officer, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division). Significant contributions were made by Sridhar Dharmapuri, FAO consultant. Technical contributions from several FAO colleagues, including Maria de Lourdes Costarrica (Senior officer, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division...

* Vinod Ahuja is a faculty member at the Centre for Management in Agriculture, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Elizabeth Redmond is a consultant at the Livestock Information, Sector Analysis and Policy Branch, FAO, Rome. This paper was prepared during Vinod Ahuja’s visit to FAO in April-May 2001. We sincerely acknowledge the inputs received from Henning Steinfeld and Joachim Otte on ...

This paper describes and analyzes agricultural water demands for Benin, West Africa. Official statistical data regarding water quantities as well as knowledge on factors influencing the demand for water are extremely rare and often reveal national trends without considering regional or local differences. Thus policy makers usually work with this estimated and aggregated data, which make it very...