Project By:Samantha Groves

Animal Agriculture in the Developing World

Effects of Hunger on Animal Production

In order to maximize world food supplies, process to obtain energy and proteins are thoroughly exploited to provide for an increasing world food demand.

The tendency is to provide protein-poor diets for citizens of less developed countries. This is because more emphasis has been placed on crop production rather than animal production.

Creation of a Productive Agricultural Economy in the Developing World

A need for control through international development organizations

Necessary to monitor international market and production trends

Animal agriculture should be governed within a context determined by the market

Supply and demand should determine prices

Government intervention should be minimized

Benefits of Animal Agriculture

Provides a source of income for families living in poverty

Provides a food supply Breeding animals promote

production into future generations The integration of livestock

production can improve research and development for developing countries.

Challenges of Animal Agriculture

Industrialization can devastate small farmers

Higher efficiency production systems have the ability to negatively affect the environment

Not all countries can afford extension services, including education and animal health programs

Livestock usually takes second place to crop production

Government policy does not always reflect the priorities of farmers and producers

Ethical Theories and Principals in Animal Agriculture

Human rights are protected privileges that all people deserve, and are rights that are inherent to their being

Non-maleficence believes that people as a whole should do no harm, and should stop doing harm simultaneously.

Both rights and non-maleficence are strong arguments when discussing world hunger. Citizens should be able allowed to be successful Animal agriculture could be a large source of income for

many families Therefore, humans have the right to use animal agriculture

to become successful, but should not impair the ability of others to become just as successful through similar means

A typical Heifer project consists of three essential components:

• Livestock and other material goods• Training and extension work• Organizational development

including: planningmanagementrecord keepingpassing on the giftreportingevaluation

Heifer Project International

Heifer Project is an organization that assists families living in communities in developing countries by providing

them with a source of food and income: whether it be a cow, a pig,

chickens, or even a hive of honeybees.

Sources Used

Scholarly Articles

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Sources Used

Online Sources

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