Cattle husbandry in Eastern Europe and China: structure, development paths and optimisation

This book presents an analysis of the dairy and associated sector developments in Eastern Europe and China. The transition in cattle husbandry in Eastern Europe, resulting in enormous structural changes, but not in an increased production volume, is different from emerging countries, like China, whe...

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Weitere Verfasser: Kuipers, Able (HerausgeberIn), Rozstalnyy, Andriy (HerausgeberIn), Keane, Gerry (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Wageningen, Netherlands Wageningen Academic Publishers 2014
Schriftenreihe:EAAP publication Number 135
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Zusammenfassung:This book presents an analysis of the dairy and associated sector developments in Eastern Europe and China. The transition in cattle husbandry in Eastern Europe, resulting in enormous structural changes, but not in an increased production volume, is different from emerging countries, like China, where traditional small scale farming goes together with the remodelling or start of mega farms. Capacity building by means of cooperation appears to be hindered by historical experience. Farm development paths were studied in more depth in Poland, Lithuania and Slovenia using detailed farmer surveys. Farmers' strategies, availability of resources, and opportunities and threats were analysed, and interactive group trainings in strategic management were part of the analysis. The results are presented here. Although farmers showed similar wishes concerning farm development, the local environment and policies determines the degree of achievement. Farm fragmenta
Beschreibung:"Outcome of a 3rd workshop on Eastern Europe, held in Bratislava, Slovakia, 2012, again as part of the annual EAAP meeting"--Preface. - Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes
1. Livestock farming in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia -- 2. Overview of the ruminant livestock sector of some of former USSR countries and Western Balkan countries -- 3. Study on the functioning of the meat market for consumers in the European Union -- 4. Developments in dairying worldwide, from a dairy farmer's perspective -- 5. Grazing livestock in Baltic countries and development paths of dairy farmers in Lithuania -- 6. Study of development paths of dairy farmers in Slovenia -- 7. Dairy production developments and farm strategies in Poland -- 8. Competencies and agricultural entrepreneurship of dairy farmers in Poland, Lithuania and Slovenia -- 9. Changing conditions require a higher level of entrepreneurship by farmers: use of an interactive strategic management tool -- 10. Interactive strategic management reportage: the Prezelj mountain farm case in Slovenia -- 11. Optimisation of economic parameters and determinants of ruminant production in the Slovak Republic -- 12. Challenges and problems of the milk production sector in Russia (the Belgorod region example) -- 13. Current state and future outlook for development of the milk and beef sectors in Ukraine -- 14. Efficiency, cooperative aspects and prospects for the dairy and beef sectors in Belarus -- 15. Adjustment of cattle and sheep production in Croatia to the economic and market environment -- 16. An assessment of efficiency and prospects for the cattle sectors in Serbia -- 17. Efficiency, cooperative aspects and prospects for the dairy and beef sectors in the Republic of Macedonia -- 18. Survey of genetic selection on pasture-based dairy farms in the USA and Romania
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (281 Seiten) Illustrationen, maps
ISBN:9789086867851
9086867855
DOI:10.3920/978-90-8686-785-1

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