A number of factors can be identified which have limited the sub-sector’s ability to support growth in yields and productivity in recent decades. In the case of livestock and fisheries, the overwhelming problem has been one of lack of resources. Neither possesses an active field extension service, although some livestock extension agents do work in the area of animal health. Research resources for both are also very limited. Even in crops, however, research programmes are, for the most part, commodity based and production oriented. Most projects fail to form