Which Households Raise Livestock in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas of Eight Developing Asian Countries?

Ushimaru, Sayaka and Iwata, Rintaro and Amrullah, Eka Rastiyanto and Utami, Arini W. and Ishida, Akira (2024) Which Households Raise Livestock in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas of Eight Developing Asian Countries? Agriculture (Switzerland), 14 (3): 443. pp. 1-14. ISSN 20770472

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Abstract

In many developing countries, ensuring a stable and affordable supply of safe and nutritious food for urban dwellers, especially impoverished households, has become an urgent policy issue due to growing urban populations. Since urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) has emerged as a potential solution, research interest in UPA has increased. However, most studies have been conducted in specific African towns, and analyses in Asian countries are scarce. In addition, further research must be performed on urban and peri-urban livestock farming (UPLF), which may provide animal-based protein to the urban population. Therefore, this study aims to clarify who raises livestock in the urban and peri-urban areas of eight developing Asian countries using raw data from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). The aggregation results reveal that at least 10 of households keep livestock, with more than 30 of households in four of the eight Asian countries practicing UPLF. Poultry is the most common type of livestock, and the number of animals per household is usually limited. Logistic regression analysis reveals that poorer families are more likely to raise livestock, suggesting UPLF can enhance food and nutritional security for low-income households.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Gold Open Access
Uncontrolled Keywords: urban and peri-urban livestock; Bangladesh; Cambodia; India; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Philippines; East Timor; Demographic and Health Survey
Subjects: S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture > Department of Social Agricultural Economics
Depositing User: Laili Hidayah Hidayah
Date Deposited: 27 Aug 2024 08:52
Last Modified: 27 Aug 2024 08:52
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/3251

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