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Business and Livelihoods in African Livestock : Investments to Overcome Information Gaps

dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-15T20:05:13Z
dc.date.available2014-04-15T20:05:13Z
dc.date.issued2014-02
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates how the development of the livestock sector can contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction in the continent, with the ultimate objective of identifying major information gaps critical to designing and implementing successful livestock sector policies and investments. As a first step, the paper presents an analysis of African consumption of animal-source foods. This is rapidly growing and is forecast to continue doing so. It therefore provides opportunities for demand-led growth. This focus is distinct from the more traditional, production-oriented entry point. To understand opportunities for poverty reduction, this paper reviews both the quantitative and qualitative dimensions of African markets for livestock products, in this case animal-source foods. Second, rather than exploring production and productivity constraints, which are known to a large extent, the paper focuses on the incentives that rural households have to invest in their livestock to overcome those constraints. Indeed, farmers often fail to adopt readily available technologies. To analyze incentives, the paper reviews two intertwined dimensions of households' livestock activities, namely herd and flock size and livestock-derived income. The paper concludes by identifying investment priorities for improving the quantity and quality of livestock information so that decision makers will be better able to formulate and implement investments in the livestock sector that effectively contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/19296769/business-livelihoods-african-livestock-investments-overcome-information-gaps
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17801
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE VALUE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectANIMAL
dc.subjectANIMAL DISEASES
dc.subjectANIMAL DUNG
dc.subjectANIMAL FOODS
dc.subjectANIMAL HEALTH
dc.subjectANIMAL HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectANIMAL INDUSTRY
dc.subjectANIMAL ORIGIN
dc.subjectANIMAL OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectANIMAL POWER
dc.subjectANIMAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectANIMAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectANIMAL PROTEIN
dc.subjectANIMAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectANIMAL SOURCE FOODS
dc.subjectANIMAL WELFARE
dc.subjectANIMALS
dc.subjectBEEF
dc.subjectBEEF CATTLE
dc.subjectBEEF PRODUCTION
dc.subjectBIRDS
dc.subjectBREEDING
dc.subjectBREEDS
dc.subjectBROILER PRODUCERS
dc.subjectCASH INCOME
dc.subjectCHEESE
dc.subjectCHICKEN
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE ACTION
dc.subjectCOMMUNAL AREAS
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROP RESIDUES
dc.subjectCULTURAL REASONS
dc.subjectDAIRY
dc.subjectDAIRY CATTLE
dc.subjectDAIRY COWS
dc.subjectDAIRY MARKETING
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR FOOD
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
dc.subjectDETERMINANT
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDRAFT POWER
dc.subjectECONOMIC INCENTIVES
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEGG
dc.subjectEGG PRODUCTION
dc.subjectEGGS
dc.subjectEQUINES
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXOTIC BREEDS
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARM ANIMALS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFEED
dc.subjectFEEDING
dc.subjectFEEDING PRACTICES
dc.subjectFEEDS
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFLOCK
dc.subjectFODDER
dc.subjectFOOD DEMAND
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOOD QUALITY
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGOAT
dc.subjectGOAT MEAT
dc.subjectGOATS
dc.subjectHELMINTHS
dc.subjectHERD
dc.subjectHERD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHERD SIZE
dc.subjectHERD STRUCTURE
dc.subjectHERDS
dc.subjectHIGH VALUE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN NUTRITION
dc.subjectINCOME FROM LIVESTOCK
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINTENSIVE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
dc.subjectLIONS
dc.subjectLIVE ANIMALS
dc.subjectLIVE BIRDS
dc.subjectLIVE WEIGHT
dc.subjectLIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK ASSETS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK DATA
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK FARMS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK HUSBANDRY
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK INCOME
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK INFORMATION
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK KEEPERS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK MARKETING
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK MARKETS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK OPERATIONS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK OUTPUTS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK OWNERS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK POPULATION
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCERS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCT
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK RESEARCH
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK SECTOR
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK SPECIES
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK STATISTICS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK SYSTEMS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK UNITS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL BREED
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectMANURE
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMEAT MARKETS
dc.subjectMEAT PRODUCTION
dc.subjectMEAT PRODUCTS
dc.subjectMILK
dc.subjectMILK CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectMILK MARKET
dc.subjectMILK MARKETS
dc.subjectMILK PRODUCTION
dc.subjectMILK PRODUCTS
dc.subjectMILKING
dc.subjectMUTTON
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL VALUE
dc.subjectPASTORAL POPULATIONS
dc.subjectPASTURE
dc.subjectPIG
dc.subjectPIG PRODUCTION
dc.subjectPIGS
dc.subjectPORK
dc.subjectPOULTRY
dc.subjectPOULTRY MEAT
dc.subjectPOULTRY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectPOULTRY SCIENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectRAW MILK
dc.subjectRESTAURANTS
dc.subjectRUMINANTS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL LIVESTOCK
dc.subjectSHEEP
dc.subjectSMALL RUMINANTS
dc.subjectSPECIES COMPOSITION
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectSWAN
dc.subjectTALLOW
dc.subjectTICKS
dc.subjectTOT
dc.subjectTROPICAL LIVESTOCK UNIT
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVETERINARY
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.titleBusiness and Livelihoods in African Livestock : Investments to Overcome Information Gapsen
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okr.date.disclosure2014-03-26
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Agricultural Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/19296769/business-livelihoods-african-livestock-investments-overcome-information-gaps
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20140326163012
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19296769
okr.identifier.report86093
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/03/26/000333037_20140326163012/Rendered/PDF/860930WP0P147900Box382165B00PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry :: Animal production
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry :: General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: Sub-national government administration
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: Agricultural marketing and trade
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: Agro-industry
okr.themeRural development :: Rural markets
okr.themeRural development :: Rural non-farm income generation
okr.themeRural development :: Rural policies and institutions
okr.themeRural development :: Rural services and infrastructure
okr.topicLivestock and Animal Husbandry
okr.topicDairies and Dairying
okr.topicEnvironment::Wildlife Resources
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Peri-Urban Communities
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.topicRural Development
okr.unitAgriculture & Environmental Serv (AES)
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