Opinion paper: Are we on the right track toward livestock sector sustainability?

Invited opinion paper The sustainability of the livestock sector is a global concern; as remedy international agencies such as Food and Agriculture Organization and Worldbank promote the improvement of natural resource use efficiency, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions per unit of livestock p...

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Published in:Animal (Cambridge, England) England), 2017-12, Vol.11 (12), p.2111-2112
Main Authors: Köhler-Rollefson, I., Steane, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Consumption
Developing countries
Efficiency
Emission standards
Emissions
Feeds
Food
Greenhouse gases
Invited opinion paper
LDCs
Livestock
Nitrogen
Pork
Proteins
Public health
Resource efficiency
Subsidies
Sustainability
Veganism
Vegetarianism
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Summary:Invited opinion paper The sustainability of the livestock sector is a global concern; as remedy international agencies such as Food and Agriculture Organization and Worldbank promote the improvement of natural resource use efficiency, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions per unit of livestock product. In China, the spread of industrial pork production has been accompanied by a significant reduction in the numbers of small farmers. [...]1985, backyard farmers raising less than five pigs per year produced at least 95% of the country's pork on their small holdings of land measuring about half an acre. According to the Vegetarian and Vegan Association of Germany there are currently 8 million vegetarians and 1.3 million vegans in Germany. [...]a more comprehensive approach than increasing natural resource use efficiency needs to be adopted to move the global livestock sector toward more sustainability.
ISSN:1751-7311
1751-732X
DOI:10.1017/S1751731117001513