Elevage et qualité des produits en régions chaudes

Abstract

The requirements of quality concern the same regulations for the consumers of the South as well as the North. However, the context of southern countries in terms of climatic conditions as well as sociological or economic leads to differentiated positions. The context of the South returns to the need for setting up specific control systems, and for establishing standards according to the concerned markets. The characterization of the livestock products specific to tropical countries (for example creole animal meat in the West Indies or camel milk in the Middle East) is a step to precisely tackle the question of the standards applicable in southern countries. Quality consequently becomes a social construction effectively being be based on a participative approach implying all the stakeholders of a sector. Lastly, it is advisable to distinguish the niches from the market concerned, international, local or regional, with southern countries being able to adapt accordingly as with the cattle market in southern Africa.