Livestock Keeping in Urban Areas: A review of traditional technologies based on literature and field experience

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has access to experiences regarding agricultural change across the world. Together with the Japanese Government it was decided to compile experi ences from different places in the world, categorized by farming system, to make it easier for interested people to select ideas for their own circumstances. This document presents a sample of such technologies specifically intended for livestock keeping in urban areas. It describes the livestock production system in traditional sectors, and identifies constraints. Suggestions for improving production in the livestock sector are given and a literature list is included for further reference.

A companion volume discusses traditional technologies for livestock in mixed farming systems. The combination of these two documents gives a broad overview of technologies available for application under a variety of conditions.