Status and Prospects for Smallholder Milk Production

In 2005, some 1.4 billion people lived in absolute poverty and that nearly 1 billion were affected by chronic mal- or undernutrition. An estimated 75 percent of the world’s poor live in rural areas, and at least 600 million of these keep livestock that enable them to produce food, generate cash income, manage risks and build up assets. With the valuable contribution that livestock makes to sustaining livelihoods, especially in rural areas, the development of small-scale livestock enter prises could be a key element of efforts to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. Milk production is an important livestock-sector activity and it is estimated that nearly 150 million farm households throughout the world are engaged in milk production. Small-scale milk production not only improves food security of milk producing households but also creates significant amounts of employment in the entire dairy chain, which comprises many small-scale rural processors and intermediaries . On the other hand, demand for milk and milk products is steadily growing, particularly in developing countries. If supply is to keep pace with the growth in demand, milk production will need to grow by close to 2 percent per year.

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Main Author: Hemme, T.;Otte, J.;Animal Production and Health Division
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Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/i1522e
http://www.fao.org/3/i1522e/i1522e.pdf
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spelling dig-fao-it-20.500.14283-i1522e2024-08-14T00:06:13Z Status and Prospects for Smallholder Milk Production Status and Prospects for Smallholder Milk Production A Global Perspective Hemme, T.;Otte, J.;Animal Production and Health Division In 2005, some 1.4 billion people lived in absolute poverty and that nearly 1 billion were affected by chronic mal- or undernutrition. An estimated 75 percent of the world’s poor live in rural areas, and at least 600 million of these keep livestock that enable them to produce food, generate cash income, manage risks and build up assets. With the valuable contribution that livestock makes to sustaining livelihoods, especially in rural areas, the development of small-scale livestock enter prises could be a key element of efforts to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. Milk production is an important livestock-sector activity and it is estimated that nearly 150 million farm households throughout the world are engaged in milk production. Small-scale milk production not only improves food security of milk producing households but also creates significant amounts of employment in the entire dairy chain, which comprises many small-scale rural processors and intermediaries . On the other hand, demand for milk and milk products is steadily growing, particularly in developing countries. If supply is to keep pace with the growth in demand, milk production will need to grow by close to 2 percent per year. 2024-08-13T22:16:21Z 2024-08-13T22:16:21Z 2010 2019-07-10T16:35:56Z Book (series) 978-92-5-106545-7 https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/i1522e http://www.fao.org/3/i1522e/i1522e.pdf English Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI) Research Report FAO 186 p. application/pdf text/html
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description In 2005, some 1.4 billion people lived in absolute poverty and that nearly 1 billion were affected by chronic mal- or undernutrition. An estimated 75 percent of the world’s poor live in rural areas, and at least 600 million of these keep livestock that enable them to produce food, generate cash income, manage risks and build up assets. With the valuable contribution that livestock makes to sustaining livelihoods, especially in rural areas, the development of small-scale livestock enter prises could be a key element of efforts to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. Milk production is an important livestock-sector activity and it is estimated that nearly 150 million farm households throughout the world are engaged in milk production. Small-scale milk production not only improves food security of milk producing households but also creates significant amounts of employment in the entire dairy chain, which comprises many small-scale rural processors and intermediaries . On the other hand, demand for milk and milk products is steadily growing, particularly in developing countries. If supply is to keep pace with the growth in demand, milk production will need to grow by close to 2 percent per year.
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