Economic and policy issues in the livestock service delivery to the poor
Abstract
Livestock are important to millions of poor households across the world not only as a
source of income but also as a major source of protein and supplementary nutrition, draft power,
fertilizer, fuel and a store of wealth. A large number of rural households across the world own
livestock, the majority of them poor. A large majority of livestock owners comprise of small and
marginal farmers, who also account for a large share of poor. In general, the distribution of
livestock has been found to be more
equitable than that of land, leading to a much
more equitable distribution of gains from
livestock production.
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