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Titre : Some Problems and Development Possibilities of the Livestock Sector in Saudi Arabia : A Case Study in Livestock Development in Arid Areas.

Auteur : Saleh, Nasser Othman

Université de soutenance : Durham University

Grade : Doctoral thesis 1976

Résumé
The present study is the first effort to survey the structure of the livestock sector in Saudi·Arabia. It is hoped that it will provide a contribution to the knowledge of the livestock geography of the country, by shedding light on the main problems facing livestock development. Particular attention has been given to the limitations and. potential of livestock development and the spatial pattern of the present state of the livestock sector. In the general introduction the present state of livestock and its declining importance in the Saudi economy is emphasised and it is suggested that the recent equilibrium in the livestock sector is a main reason for this decline. Part O ?e, in three chapters, examines the extent of the limitation  and constraints facing livestock development, mainly environmental I climate and water resources -, institutional - MAW, and social - al-Badiah. The types of livestock, their potentials, economic significance, and spatial characteristics are the main themes of Part Two, which is composed of two chapters : one dealing with animal types and the other with their spatial organization. Part Three, in three chapters, deals with the livestock structure through the evaluation of. livestock systems, their present condition and the main problems associated with them. Part Four deals with the role that livestock can play in the national development and the strategies for livestock development. The Thesis ends with some concluding remarks, summarising the most significant general findings of this study

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