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dc.contributor.authorØrskov, E R*
dc.contributor.editorEade, Deborahen
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-24T09:58:47Zen
dc.date.available2011-05-24T09:58:47Zen
dc.date.issued2007-04-01en
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09614520701197234en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/130851en
dc.descriptionThis article discusses the role of animals in small-scale crop/animal systems in Asia. It explains how the animals are generally multipurpose, rather than single or dual purpose, with security also being an important element. Farmers can be stimulated to produce more meat and milk when other forms of security such as banks are considered equally reliable. Multiculture is the predominant system of plant production in the region, with leguminous crops complementing non-leguminous crops. This also has benefits for soils. Multicultural systems are labour-intensive, but in a context in which labour supply is not a problem, labour-saving devices provide no solution. Animals in agroforestry are discussed in detail, with an emphasis placed on animals grazing under coconut and oil-palm plantations. Asian animal scientists should spend more time exploring the roles of multiculture and animals in agroforestry.en
dc.format.extent7en
dc.format.mimetypePDFen
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam GBen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/animals-in-natural-interaction-with-soil-plants-and-people-in-asia-130851
dc.subjectFood and livelihoods
dc.subjectApproach and methodology
dc.titleAnimals in natural interaction with soil, plants, and people in Asiaen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9213en
dc.identifier.journalDevelopment in Practiceen
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.keywordAgriculture
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment methods
oxfam.subject.keywordPastoralism
prism.number2en
prism.volume17en
dc.year.issuedate2007en


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