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About 600 million of the rural poor in developing countries rely on livestock for their livelihoods — making issues about animal food and health, farming efficiency and market access vital to reducing poverty.
(Photo credit: FAO/R. Faidutti)
Opinions and Analysis
Food factories help viruses spread and evolve
The current swine flu outbreak is linked to how we produce food, argues Sunita Narain, editor of the Indian science magazine Down to Earth.
22 May 2009
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Source: Down to Earth
Balancing the global need for meat
Worries that meat consumption is driving climate change should not be allowed to impact on farming in poor countries, says Carlos Sere.
Is it time to stop treating Africa as a victim?
1 August 2007
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News and Features
Livestock may do better than crops, African farmers told
Researchers have found that keeping livestock as well as growing crops will reduce African farmers' vulnerability to climate change.
23 June 2009
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Cow genome sequence could boost cattle quality
The sequencing of the cow genome could help in the quest for cattle that are both hardy and productive, say experts.
28 April 2009
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Argentinean GM cows 'could increase milk yields'
21 November 2008
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