Livestock in the Household Economy: Cross-Country Evidence from Microeconomic Data

The development of the livestock sector can contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction, but there is inadequate understanding of livestock‐livelihoods linkages. This article draws on household‐level data from 12 developing countries to investigate the livestock‐asset position of rural house...

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Published in:Development policy review 2015-01, Vol.33 (1), p.61-81
Main Authors: Pica-Ciamarra, Ugo, Tasciotti, Luca, Otte, Joachim, Zezza, Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agrarian Structures
Animals
Antipoverty Programs
Cross-national analysis
Developing Countries
Development Strategies
Economic Development
Economic growth
Economic policy
Farming
household surveys
Households
Income
LDCs
Livestock
livestock holdings
livestock income
Livestock industry
Low Income Groups
Poor
Poverty
Poverty alleviation
Poverty relief
Rural Areas
Studies
Wealth
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Summary:The development of the livestock sector can contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction, but there is inadequate understanding of livestock‐livelihoods linkages. This article draws on household‐level data from 12 developing countries to investigate the livestock‐asset position of rural households and its contribution to their income. The majority keep livestock; the less well‐off are more likely to keep livestock than the better‐off, but the very poor often lack the resources to invest in small animals. The key policy conclusion is that, contrary to common belief, there are no universal messages about livestock: policy needs to be tailored to farming systems, species, uses of livestock and different wealth groups.
ISSN:0950-6764
1467-7679
DOI:10.1111/dpr.12092