Review - Rainfed areas and animal agriculture in Asia: The wanting agenda for transforming productivity growth and rural poverty

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 122-142

  Devendra, C ^a  

^a Consulting Tropical Animal Production Systems Specialist ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Animal agriculture; Diversification; Dryland agriculture; Farming Systems research; Feed resources; Food security; Impacts; Integration; Investments in R and D; Less favoured areas; Policy; Rainfed; Strategies; Sustainability; Systems perspectives; Technology application

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; BUBALUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ELAEIS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 84857341263     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2011.r.09     Document Type: Review

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