info:oai:icrisat:7331info:ofi/fmt:xml:xsd:oai_dc http://oar.icrisat.org/7331/ National and Regional Livestock Markets: Opportunities for Growth in SADC Homann-Kee Tui, S Van Rooyen, A F Minde, I Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics The last forty years has seen a continuous rise in the demand for meat, milk, and other livestock products worldwide. Fueled by trends such as increased urbanization, growing populations, and income growth in the urban areas, it is clear that this demand will only continue to grow (Delgado et al., 1999). Although decision makers in agriculture have traditionally focused on crop production, the growing demand for livestock products makes a good case for improving the livestock sector. Gains made here will ultimately benefit the many small-scale farmers who collectively own more than 80% of the livestock in southern Africa (SADC RISDP, 2006). International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 2013 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/7331/1/NatioanalAndRegional_2013.pdf Homann-Kee Tui, S and Van Rooyen, A F and Minde, I (2013) National and Regional Livestock Markets: Opportunities for Growth in SADC. Documentation. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.