The Livestock Sector Rehabilitation Project, operational from 1986 through 1995, was seen as essential in facilitating … population (160,000 families) depended. All the livestock sector reforms took place within the context of a major overhaul of the … National Livestock Directorate. …

integration of small-scale farmers into the livestock and horticulture value chains in Swaziland. It seeks to do this by … identifying constraints that may be contributing to poor performance in the two value chains, evaluating technological options … that could improve productivity, and identifying priority areas for future government interventions. The livestock and the …

covers 176 countries and economies on 71 livestock diseases (30 zoonoses and 41 non-zoonotic diseases) and 8 species or … Livestock Units (LSUs), while Israel, Iran, and Namibia suffered the highest losses relative to their livestock populations …

rates and often lack sufficient livestock to escape poverty. Livestock ownership among the poorer nomadic households appears …

interest to consumers. "Golden rice" has been genetically engineered to contain a higher level of vitamin A and thereby boost … of adopting both types of innovation in Asia, including its impact on rice producers and other consumers. They do so … gains could be dwarfed by the welfare gains resulting from the potential health-enhancing attributes of golden rice which …

In Guinea, improving the productivity of upland rice is a key challenge for the national agricultural services. Though … rice is the main staple in Guinea, low yields make the country highly dependent on rice imports that it can ill afford … technology available, the West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA), located in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire, had made a …