Livestock and sustainable food systems: a complex relationship

Bourgeois Luethi, Nancy; Sonnevelt, Martijn; Wade, Angela (2024). Livestock and sustainable food systems: a complex relationship Rural 21, 58(2), pp. 8-11. DLG-Verlag

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Livestock production is more than just producing meat, milk and eggs. It provides many crucial services world-wide, particularly for small-scale and women farmers in the Global South. But these important services are often only insufficiently considered in the current debate on livestock’s negative impact on the environment and climate, our authors claim. An overview of livestock’s multiple roles and its intricate position in food systems – and a plea for context-specific and multifaceted approaches in developing sustainable solutions for tomorrow’s animal husbandry.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > HAFL Hugo P. Cecchini Institute School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Agriculture School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Agriculture > International Agriculture and Rural Development
Name:	Bourgeois Luethi, Nancy; Sonnevelt, Martijn and Wade, Angela
ISSN:	1866-8011
Publisher:	DLG-Verlag
Funders:	[UNSPECIFIED] Office fédéral de l'Agriculture
Projects:	[UNSPECIFIED] Comité national suisse de la FAO
Language:	English
Submitter:	Nancy Bourgeois Luethi
Date Deposited:	20 Aug 2024 15:43
Last Modified:	20 Aug 2024 15:43
Additional Information:	This article draws on research conducted by the Swiss National Committee to the FAO (CNS-FAO), an advisory body to the Federal Council, published in a discussion paper in January 2024.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	livestock systems, food systems,
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.22182
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/22182