Livestock products in the Third World : past trends and projections to 1990 and 2000

This study covers livestock product supply and demand in 104 developing countries in Asia, Latin America, North Africa/Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa. The developing countries in each region are divided into subregions and typologies based on per capita income and its growth. The livestock products covered include meat (beef, veal, buffalo meat, mutton, goat, pig, and poultry meat), milk (cow, buffalo, sheep, goat, camel), and milk products and eggs. Current production and consumption and their past trends are first examined, followed by projections of livestock product outputs and consumption betweeen 1990 and 2000, as well as projected surpluses and deficits. Conclusions and policy implications are outlined in a final chapter. The study"s main conclusion is that if per capita income grows rapidly in the Third World, the projected gaps between livestock product supply and demand could be very large by 1990 through 2000 in all four regions under study, calling for more intensified efforts to accelerate livestock production.