Müller, Adrian (2015) The role of Livestock in Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. In: Feeding the People: Agroecology for Nourishing the World and Transforming the Agri-Food System. IFOAM EU Group, Brussels, Belgium, chapter 6, pp. 30-33.
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Summary
Livestock play an important part in food systems. They are a source of high quality protein and other nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals; and raising livestock is a way of utilizing otherwise unusable areas and resources for food production – namely grasslands, by-products of food production, and organic waste. Livestock also play a significant role in on-farm and regional nutrient cycles, and they provide people with incomes, assets and livelihoods. However, over the last 50 years we have seen a more than fourfold increase in global meat and egg production, and milk production has more than doubled.
At the same time, there was just a twofold growth in the global human population (FAOSTAT, 2015).
| EPrint Type: | Report chapter |
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| Keywords: | Department of Socio-Economic Sciences, Policy, Food security |
| Subjects: | Food systems > Community development Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health Animal husbandry Food systems > Policy environments and social economy |
| Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Society > Agri-food policy International Organizations > International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements IFOAM > IFOAM EU Group |
| Deposited By: | Muller, Adrian |
| ID Code: | 30166 |
| Deposited On: | 27 May 2016 09:26 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2022 15:00 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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