Livestock in the balance

Livestock contribute 40 percent of the global value of agricultural output and support the livelihoods and food security of almost a billion people. Rapidly rising incomes and urbanization, combined with underlying population growth, are driving demand for meat and other animal products in many developing countries. These changes and the speed with which they are occurring have created systemic risks for livelihoods, human and animal health and the environment. To meet the challenges and constraints of the twenty-first century, the livestock sector requires appropriate institutions, research, development interventions and governance that reflect the diversity within the sector and the multiple demands placed upon it.
Part 1. Livestock in the balance -- 1 Livestock in the balance -- 2. Change in the livestock sector -- 3. Livestock, food security and poverty reduction -- 4. Livestock and the environment -- 5. Livestock and human and animal health -- 6. Conclusions: balancing society’s objectives for livestock -- Part 2. World food and agriculture in review -- Part 3. Statistical annex.

x, 166 p. : ill., graphs, tables

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-164).

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