Milk for health and wealth /
Henriksen, Jørgen.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Rome : Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
2009.
Smallholder dairying offers high returns to land and labor, a source of regular income, gives women an opportunity to become economically active, encourages cooperation between smallholders and transfers capital from urban centers to rural areas through the trade of milk: a low risk and low cost activity that has the potential to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods. The target audience for the FAO Diversification booklets are people and organizations that provide advisory, business and technical support to small-scale farmers and local communities in low and middle-income countries, as well as policy makers and program managers. Each booklet identifies additional sources of information, technical support and websites.--Publisher's description.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-55).
Smallholder dairying offers high returns to land and labor, a source of regular income, gives women an opportunity to become economically active, encourages cooperation between smallholders and transfers capital from urban centers to rural areas through the trade of milk: a low risk and low cost activity that has the potential to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods. The target audience for the FAO Diversification booklets are people and organizations that provide advisory, business and technical support to small-scale farmers and local communities in low and middle-income countries, as well as policy makers and program managers. Each booklet identifies additional sources of information, technical support and websites.--Publisher's description.
Contributions of milk and milk products to sustainable livelihoods -- Advantages of smallholder dairy development -- Smallholder dairy production and marketing systems -- Assessment of opportunities for dairy sector development -- Initiatives to increase milk production -- Institutional support for smallholder dairy development -- Support services and enabling environment -- The role of advisors -- Opportunities and challenges.
Dairying
Dairy farming
Dairy products
Also available online.
ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/i0521e/i0521e00.pdf