A team of research ers from the Inter na tional Food Pol icy Research Insti tute (IFPRI), the Food and Agri cul tural Organi za tion of the United Nations (FAO), and the Inter na tional Live stock Research Insti tute (ILRI) col labo rated to pro duce this com pre hen sive and even- handed attempt at defin ing the nature, extent, scope, and impli ca tions of what they term the “Live stock Revo lu tion” in devel op ing coun tries. Look ing for ward to 2020, they argue con vinc ingly that the struc tural shifts in world agri.