Balance between Public and Private Sector Activities in the Delivery of LivestockServices

摘要

The provision of livestock services has often been in the domain of the publicsector. In most developing nations, livestock services still remain a government responsibility, while in the more developed countries, some support service functions of the government are being performed in partnership with, or have been transferred to, the private sector. The report presents an overview of the nature of livestock services and the major actors in the livestock services sector. It lays out the economic concepts relevant to livestock services delivery, and then surveys the global patterns of delivery of livestock services with primary focus on the institutions involved and the factors contributing to the structural changes occurring in the livestock services sector. Case studies of the livestock services sector in Argentina, Brazil, the Central African Republic, the People's Republic of China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Kenya, and the United States are presented to illustrate the diversity in livestock services delivery. Selected global statistics on the livestock and livestock services sector are also presented. Finally, it summarizes the major findings of the study and examines the policy implications of these results in terms of the suitable roles of government and international donors in promoting the development of the livestock services sector.