Use of inputs is, however, increasing in all farms. Chickens and ducks are used for both meat and egg production. Small ruminants like goats and sheep are usually valued for meat and milk, wool and skin production and for manure. Buffaloes and cattle supply manure for fuel and increase soil fertility. In countries like the Philippines and Thailand, female swamp buffaloes are used for plowing.
Pigs produce meat, manure and lard.
Both the scale of operation and the technologies applied are not conducive to high economic returns. Within a broad variety of agricultural activities, opportunities are created which enable a shifting emphasis, for example between crops and animals, with diversification rather than specialization being the primary consideration. Please send me if you know any interesting sites. Oregon Small Farms 2. National Commission on Small Farms 3.