Livestock Development In Subsaharan Africa

James R. Simpson is professor and livestock marketing economist in the Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida. Phylo Evangelou recently received a Ph.D. from the University of Florida in agricultural economics.

Westview Replica Editions -- Foreword -- Overview -- Problems and Constraints, Goals and Policy: Conflict Resolution in Development of Subsaharan Africa's Livestock Industry -- Ecology and Livestock -- Livestock Nutrition in Subsaharan Africa: An Overview -- Application of Systems Analysis to Nomadic Livestock Production in the Sudan -- Aspects of Production and Marketing -- Major Disease Deterrents to Improving the Subsaharan Livestock Industry -- Goats and Sheep in the Traditional Livestock Production Systems in Semi-Arid Northern Africa: Their Importance, Productivity and Constraints on Production -- Animal Breeding in Subsaharan Africa: Toward an Integrated Program for Improving Productivity -- Cattle Marketing Efficiency in Kenya's Maasailand -- Impact of Government Policies on the Performance of the Livestock-Meat Subsector -- Development Projects and Experiences -- The Evolution of a Donor Assistance Strategy for Livestock Programs in Subsharan Africa -- Land Use Development in the Pastoral Zone of West Africa -- Livestock in African Culture and Society: A Historical Perspective -- Critical Socio-Economic Variables in African Pastoral Livestock Development: Toward a Comparative Framework -- An Applied Approach to Range Management in Subsaharan Africa -- Development and Management of Livestock Projects in the Sahel Area of Africa -- Approaches for the Future -- Land Tenure Policy in African Livestock Development -- Fenced and Open-Range Ranching: The Commercialization of Pastoral Land and Livestock in Africa -- Veterinary Anthropology: Interdisciplinary Methods in Pastoral Systems Research -- Observations on Animal Health, Especially on Approaches to Identify and Overcome Constraints in the Subhumid Zone of West Africa -- Cattle as Capital, Consumables and Cash: Modelling Age-of-Sale Decisions in African Pastoral Production -- Production of Meat and Milk from Goats in Mixed Farming Systems in the High Potential Tropics -- Appendixes