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cnetterville

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List five of the reasons why animal agriculture is important in the Developing World.
 
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What four factors have aided improvements in agricultural production in China?
 
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Answer to Question 1

The reasons why animal agriculture is very important in the Developing World include:

1 . Livestock make a significant contribution to the poor in developing countries with it estimated that 60 of income coming from livestock.
2 . Livestock provide a route out of the poverty trap.
3 . Livestock provide a source of cash (milk and egg money plus hides).
4 . There is high-quality nutrition derived from food from the animals.
5 . Livestock provide power for plowing.
6 . Livestock provide manure for fertilizing the soil.
7 . Dried cattle dung can be used as a fuel in Asia and Africa.

Answer to Question 2

Improvements in agricultural production in China are due to:

1 . The green revolution - using improved genetics for wheat and rice
2 . Increased agricultural productivity due to improved seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, irrigation, and know how
3 . Opening of the Chinese economy with farmers having a profit motive, access to markets, and availability of technology
4 . Overall economic development such that consumers can buy agricultural products, particularly meat



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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