Livestock constitute a strategic sector to reduce poverty
Research gap analysis derived from 3 agriculture papers in our local library.
The gap
While livestock constitute a strategic sector to reduce poverty and enhance growth in developing countries, decision makers often lack data reflecting the diversity of livestock functions and systems.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the stated research gap and stated challenges and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2019 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 12 times in total.
Research trend
Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps
- Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions trends from the livestock sector in Morocco (2026) · Frontiers in Environmental Science · doi
There is a need to quantify livestock-related GHG emissions in Morocco. There is a lack of studies on the long-term assessment of methane and nitrous oxide emissions from the Moroccan livestock sector.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: there need quantify livestock-related ghg emissions morocco lack - Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions trends from the livestock sector in Morocco (2026) · Frontiers in Environmental Science · doi
The livestock sector is a complex system with many variables affecting GHG emissions. There is a lack of data on livestock population and manure management practices. There is a need to develop strategies to reduce GHG emissions from the livestock sector.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: livestock sector complex system many variables affecting ghg - Understanding stakeholder perspectives on decision support tools for managing emissions on livestock farms (2026) · Frontiers in Animal Science · doi
System complexity in livestock farming. Multiple goals in livestock farming (e.g. improving productivity, herd management, economic viability, environmental sustainability). Limited time and knowledge of stakeholders.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: system complexity livestock farming multiple goals improving productivity - Multi-scale assessment of the livestock sector for policy design in Zambia (2019) · Journal of Policy Modeling · cited 12× · doi
While livestock constitute a strategic sector to reduce poverty and enhance growth in developing countries, decision makers often lack data reflecting the diversity of livestock functions and systems.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: livestock constitute strategic sector reduce poverty enhance growth developing countries decision makers often lack reflecting
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