AN23368The role of goat production in smallholder systems in Lao PDR: implications for improving productivity and scaling up production
Goats fulfil unique subsistence and socio-cultural roles in smallholder farmers’ livelihoods in Laos. Increasing goat productivity can improve conditions of farmers’ livelihoods, but it is unclear which approaches are most appropriate for resource-constrained farmers who balance multiple farming enterprises on small plots of land. Some approaches to increasing goat productivity are more applicable in Laos than are others. These approaches should be prioritised by the Government of Laos’ policy and development projects to benefit the widest cohorts of farmers.
This article belongs to the Collection Sustainable Animal Agriculture for Developing Countries 2023.
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