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 …

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 …

. Stronger agricultural and livestock value chains are critical to economic diversification, sustainable growth, and food … security in the medium to long term. Livestock is the economy's most important non-oil sector and represents a major income … source in the agriculture sector. The government should take bold actions to strengthen or create agricultural and livestock …

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 …

"Four West African nations have demanded that the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda include a Cotton … Initiative that involves two issues: cutting cotton subsidies and tariffs, and assisting farm productivity growth in Africa. The … authors provide estimates of the potential economic impacts of (1) complete or partial removal of cotton subsidies and import …

"The authors provide estimates of the economic impact of initial adoption of genetically modified (GM) cotton and of …, adoption of GM cotton varieties by other developing countries-especially in Sub-Saharan Africa-could provide even larger … remove cotton subsidies and import tariffs globally. "--World Bank web site …

"The Zambian cotton sector went through significant reforms during the 1990s. After a long period of parastatal control …, a process of liberalization in cotton production and marketing began in 1994. These reforms were expected to benefit … the dynamics of the cotton sector and the dynamics of poverty and evaluate to what extent cotton can work as a vehicle for …