Social and cultural implications of scaling out livestock production in the Lao PDR
作者单位：Institute of LandWater and SocietyCharles Sturt University POBox 789AlburyNSW 2640
会议名称：《ⅩⅪ International Grassland Congress and the Ⅷ International Rangeland Congress》
会议日期：2008年
学科分类：12[管理学] 0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 1203[管理学-农林经济管理] 020205[经济学-产业经济学]
关 键 词：forages livestock production scaling out cultural diversity
摘 要：正Introduction Since the introduction of forages for livestock production in 1995,smallholder farmers in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic（Lao PDR） have begun to fatten cattle,buffalo,pigs and goats on a regular basis for local and export markets（Stur et al.2002）.Increased livestock production has brought many livelihood benefits to rural households（Millar et al.2005）.However,these benefits are unequally distributed according to geographical location,ethnicity,family structures, prevalence of livestock disease and poverty *** paper draws on case study research and development literature to examine the social and cultural implications of scaling out livestock production in the Lao PDR.