AUTHOR
Joachim Otte
Articles
Opinion: Dealing with animal disease
March 26th, 2010
One way for “dollar-poor” small-scale farmers to increase their income per hectare is to switch to higher value agricultural products, such as meat, milk or eggs. Stronger engagement in livestock production, however, exposes smallholders to additional risks, such as losing their animals through theft, predation or disease. While farmers’ management practices provide some resilience to … Read more
Joachim Otte
Opinion: Dealing with animal disease
March 26th, 2010
One way for “dollar-poor” small-scale farmers to increase their income per hectare is to switch to higher value agricultural products, such as meat, milk or eggs. Stronger engagement in livestock production, however, exposes smallholders to additional risks, such as losing their animals through theft, predation or disease. While farmers’ management practices provide some resilience to … Read more