Determinants and Implications of the Growing Scale of Livestock Farms in Four Fast-Growing Developing Countries

by Christopher L. Delgado

The rapid growth in consumer demand for livestock offers an opportunity to reduce poverty among smallholder livestock farmers in the developing world. These farmers' opportunity may be threatened, however, by competition from larger-scale farms. This report assesses the potential threat, examining various forms of livestock production in Brazil, India, the Philippines, and Thailand. Findings show that the competitiveness of smallholder farms depends...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896291669
• ISBN13: 9780896291669
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: International Food Policy Research Insitute
• Length: 131 Pages