FAO World Livestock Report Projects Drastic Increase in Meat Consumption



The report highlights approaches to mitigate these effects through increasing efficiency and reducing pollution, reducing the input of water and grain per unit of output, and recycling by-products. It underscores the need to focus on increasing the efficiency of livestock systems in converting natural resources into food and reducing waste. It stresses the need to refocus efforts on improving livestock systems.

The report also notes the important contribution of livestock and livestock products to the nutrition of low-income households in developing countries and discussing particular issues facing livestock dependant pastoral societies, which are highly vulnerable to climate change. [Publication: World Livestock 2011] [FAO Press Release]