Asian Livestock to the
Year 2000 and beyond


Working Paper Series 1/2



prepared by
Denis Hoffmann

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok
September 1999

The designations employed in the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the united Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory or any area or of it's authorities, or concerning the delimitation of it's frontiers or boundaries. Opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author alone and do not imply any opinion whatsoever on part of the FAO.

The author, Dr. Denis Hoffmann is the Senior Animal Production and Health Officer, FAO RAP, Bangkok. The current publication is part of a Working Paper Series produced by the FAO Regional Office. Also in this Working Paper Series on Food and Agriculture-Perspectives Beyond 2000:

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FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

TRADITIONAL ROLE OF LIVESTOCK IN FOOD SECURITY

CHANGING LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN ASIA

THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE ASIAN ECONOMIC CRISIS

CRISIS ASSESSMENT

CEREAL AND LIVESTOCK DEMAND

TRADE

FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION

SOME SOCIAL/POLITICAL/ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT HAVE INFLUENCED OR WILL INFLUENCE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN ASIA TOWARDS 2000 AND BEYOND

URBANISATION

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS

TRADE AND THE WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION

GENETIC DIVERSITY

HUMAN HEALTH AND PRODUCT QUALITY

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES AND POLICY ISSUES

EXTERNALITIES

NATURAL MONOPOLIES

PUBLIC GOOD

NUTRIENT BALANCE POLICY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

EQUITY, INCOME DISTRIBUTION ISSUES AND COORDINATION FAILURE

QUALITY ASSURANCE

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES