Similar to other developing countries, food insecurity is one of the problems in Nepal. Around one-fourth of the households from the NLSS II data were found to be food poor. However, analysis of the severity and depth of poverty as well as analysis of inequality in per capita food consumption...

This briefing note sets out disclosure expectations on farm animal welfare for companies in the food and related sectors. The disclosure framework has been based on a review of current reporting practice (both on farm animal welfare in particular and corporate responsibility more generally), on...

Farm animal welfare is an increasingly important issue for companies across all sectors of the food industry – be they retailers, service companies, manufacturers, processors or producers. This has been driven by a range of factors, including regulation, consumer concern, pressure from animal...

The paper analyses the importance of the livestock sector in the development of the Thailand economy. In promoting the livestock sector development, the controlling of livestock diseases plays crucial for ensuring the sustainability and viability of the sector. This paper demonstrates that use...

We survey the utility of animal models of mental illness, based on the identification of possible neurocognitive or neurobehavioral endophenotypes. Three broad clusters of neuropsychiatric disorder are discussed: (a) impulsive-compulsive syndromes, comprising drug addiction, attention...

Under Spanish law, administrative authorities may order the sacrifice and destruction of livestock and crops which are believed to be suffering a contagious disease or a plague. In both of these cases, the owners of such livestock or crops, under certain conditions, might be entitled to...

The Harvard Institute for International Development provided consulting to government ministries in Kenya during the Daniel Arap Moi regime. This report was one of several that were prepared during that multi-year consultancy. It should be understood in the context of Kenya's development as a...

In a recent paper, Anagol, Etang and Karlan (2013) consider the income generated by these owning a cow or a buffalo in two districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. The net profit generated ignoring labour costs, gives rise to a small positive rate of return. Once any reasonable estimate of labour...

The objective of this paper is to discuss the micro insurance practices in Nepal, review the existing Crops and Livestock Insurance Directives, 2013 (CLID) and regulatory framework in Nepal. The paper has prepared on the basis of secondary data. Available literature and relevant documents were...

This Article presents a theory of the economic value of companion animal life. Under the existing United States torts regime, the standard damages award available to an owner for an action arising from a companion animal death is its fair market value. This approach implicitly assumes that pet...