Pigtrop - the information center about pig production and pork meat commodity chains in developing countries

LEAD (Livestock, Environment And Development) is a multi-institutional initiative of FAO formed to promote ecologically sustainable livestock production systems. It promotes research on livestock environment interactions; creates awareness on the complex interactions of human needs, animal production and the sustainability of global natural resources. It facilitates in developing guidelines, methodologies, processes for analysis and decision support tools for decision makers, practitioners and implementers to promulgate policies that encourage use of sustainable production systems.