Sustainable livestock development in low- and middle-income countries: shedding light on evidence-based solutions

Birthe K Paul, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, An Notenbaert, Alex Nduah Nderi and Polly Ericksen 1 Tropical Forages Program, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Nairobi, Kenya 2 Sustainable Livestock Systems Program, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya 3 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Division Bio-Geo-Chemical Processes, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

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