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Responding to the increasing global demand for animal products: implications for the livelihoods of livestock producers in developing countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

D. Thomas  and
D. Rangnekar
D. Thomas
Affiliation:
Sustainable Agriculture Group, Natural Resources Institute, The University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
D. Rangnekar
Affiliation:
National Dairy Development Board, Anand-388 001, Gujarat, India
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Livestock production currently accounts for some 40% of the gross value of world agricultural production, and its share is rising (FAO, 2002). Livestock production is the largest user of agricultural land; directly through grazing of pastures and indirectly through the production of forage crops and other feeds. Over the next 20 years, there will be a massive increase in demand for food of animal origin in developing countries, and this increase will be greater than for either the major cereals or roots and tubers (IFPRI, 1995; Delgado et al., 1999).

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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 33: Responding to the Livestock Revolution , 2004 , pp. 1 - 35
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