Agriculture in India and other Asian countries is facing multiple and complex challenges
which are expected to become more severe with the passage of time. Some of the major …

Asian animal production systems are discussed in the context of their relevance, types,
trends, opportunities for productivity enhancement, and the implications for natural resource …

Poverty is a rural dilemma and continues to be a persistent multidimensional problem. It is
associated with poor farmers, small farm systems, the landless, resource endowments, the …

In the next two decades, the demand for animal products will more than double. The
concluding paper provides some considered predictions on the future for crop-animal …

Improved efficiency in the use of natural resources, pragmatic production systems and
environmental sustainability, justified by the need for improved land use systems and …

Asia is a region of dynamic economic changes, fuelled by rapid population growth,
urbanization, increased incomes, demand-led processes and changing consumer …

One of the cultivation technologies that incorporate the concept of sustainable agricultural
development is mixed farming or an integrated crop-livestock farming system. In a dry field …

Improved animal production and productivity enhancement in Asia are justified in direct
response to the need for more animal proteins. This need is associated with rising incomes …

Crop-animal systems which form the backbone of agriculture in the tropics are discussed
with reference to their characteristics, economic importance of animals, genesis and types of …

ABSTRACT I Crop-animal systems which form the backbone of agriculture in the tropics are
discussed with reference to their characteristics, economic importance of animals, genesis …