In order to have economically sustainable and profitable farms, farmers need to manage and understand factors that impact farm output and costs. Many factors can influence farms' output and costs, such as soil quality, environmental conditions, farm size, farm system, farmers' experience, and so...

The Northwestern part of Bangladesh has a tremendous variety in geography and means of subsistence. The rangeland resources of this area have been deteriorated as a result of climate change, human influences, a lack of environmental and rangeland legislation, inadequate disaster mitigation plans...

Within a general equilibrium model, this paper identifies a novel animal welfare externality that occurs if the private animal friendliness in a market economy falls short of the social animal friendliness used by the social planner when determining the efficient allocation. The animal welfare...

The Livestock Revolution is expected to make a significant contribution towards livelihood security and reducing rural poverty. The rural poor have little access to land and thus there are limited opportunities for them in crop production. On the other hand, livestock wealth is more equitably...

In Bangladesh, more than half of the total population is based on agricultural product and livestock. Recognizing this fact, Government has changed its development policy. Government has recognized the fact that equal participation of public and private organization can solve the problem by...

U.S. livestock production has shifted to much larger and more specialized farms, and the various stages of input provision, farm production, and processing are now much more tightly coordinated through formal contracts and shared ownership of assets. Important financial advantages have driven...

This article examines the current tort doctrine that values companion animals only at fair market value, which is minimal for most pets. The author argues that this rule severely undercompensates most plaintiffs whose companion animals are destroyed through another's negligent or intentional...