Towards a more sustainable livestock sector
FAO report analyzes the rapidly changing global livestock production
Urgent investments, major agricultural research efforts and robust governance are required to ensure that the world's livestock sector responds to a growing demand for animal products and at the same time contributes to poverty reduction, food security, environmental sustainability and human health, FAO said today in a new edition of its flagship publication the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA).[...]
Publications
- The State of Food and Agriculture last provided a comprehensive review of the livestock sector in 1982. Since then, the livestock sector has developed and changed rapidly in response to shifts in the global economy, rising incomes in many developing countries and changing societal expectations. The forthcoming edition gives an updated overview of the trends and challenges faced by the livestock sector [download the full publication] [read the flyer]
AGA in ACTION
- Complementary animal health approaches: Nigeria and FAO work together in participatory biosecurity project. In 2009, the Communication Unit of the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) based in Rome started to sketch out the major components of a social mobilization project aimed at reducing risks posed by animal diseases in disease-infected countries. [...]