The rapid increase of the world population entails the necessity to focus globally on food security. To be sustainable any governance of policy framework addressing the need for food security must also take into consideration environmental impacts. The key issue, in fact, is to identify an...

The rapid increase of the world population entails the necessity to focus globally on food security. To be sustainable any governance of policy framework addressing the need for food security must also take into consideration environmental impacts. The key issue, in fact, is to identify an...

The livestock production offers many benefits to millions of farmers in the developing world. These animals are integral to rural livelihoods and culture, providing food, materials (wool, hide, horns, etc.), income, and mechanical power for pulling carts or plowing fields. This study attempts to...

The main economic activity undertaken in the Kenyan arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) is pastoralism supported by local livestock breeds. The greater Marsabit district is predominantly ASAL and the area’s communities have, over the years, bred livestock suited to these very harsh environments....

The self-employment programme of Self Help Groups (SHGs) formed under Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) guide lines, is mainly concentrated on the inputs, rather than the outputs, and their marketing. To study the marketing practices of livestock products by SHGs the data was collected...

Livestock transfers must be handled differently from other asset transfers because of the standard value system and its accompanying deferred tax liability. Two options are discussed: to transfer the livestock to a family trust or to transfer the livestock to a child of the farmer. Section 89 of...

Section 17(4)(a) of the Estate and Gift Duties Act 1968 allows any income tax payable in respect of the deceased to be considered a debt in the calculation of the final balance of the estate. Factors that suggest a high value should be adopted by the executors include that the income of the...

The transition from smallholders to large farms in developing countries has attracted rising attention. We present an integrated theoretical framework that examines the dynamics and welfare implications of this transition for rural residents, urban consumers, and society. Unlike previous...