Sustainability and future food security-A global perspective for livestock production

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 561-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Michalk ◽  
David R. Kemp ◽  
Warwick B. Badgery ◽  
Jianping Wu ◽  
Yingjun Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Global Perspective

scholarly journals Direct and indirect influence of coronavirus on livestock production management

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
K. A. Olaifa ◽  
A. O. Agbeja ◽  
I. O. Asinwa ◽  
D. R. Akindolu ◽  
M. S. Akinlade
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Production Management ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Sécurité Alimentaire ◽  
Article De Synthèse ◽  
History Of ◽  
Food Security And Nutrition ◽  
Groupes De Population ◽  
Vulnerable Population Groups

The pandemic is not new in the history of humanity. The pandemic called COVID-19 disease has a great impact on the actions and activities of humanity and consequently on the Environment. Food demand and thus food security are greatly affected due to mobility restrictions, reduced purchasing power and with a greater impact on the most vulnerable population groups. The COVID-19 crisis has threatened the livestock production, food security and nutrition of millions of people, many of whom were already suffering. This review paper highlights these effects and proffered solutions to the problems.     La pandémie n'est pas nouvelle dans l'histoire de l'humanité. La pandémie appelée maladie COVID-19 a un grand impact sur les actions et les activités de l'humanité et par conséquent sur l'environnement. La demande alimentaire et donc la sécurité alimentaire sont fortement affectées en raison des restrictions de mobilité, de la réduction du pouvoir d'achat et d'un impact plus important sur les groupes de population les plus vulnérables. La crise du COVID-19 a menacé la production animale, la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition de millions de personnes, dont beaucoup souffraient déjà. Cet article de synthèse met en évidence ces effets et propose des solutions aux problèmes.      

The tension between global GHG emissions of animal source foods, sustainability, and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean.

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (057) ◽  
Author(s):  
Constanza Gutiérrez-Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Livestock Sector ◽  
The Caribbean

Abstract The livestock sector faces an important challenge in the medium and long term since it must satisfy an increasing demand for animal products as a result of the increase in population and the world economy but safeguarding natural resources and at the same time minimizing the environmental contamination, especially the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributed to livestock husbandry. For Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), this becomes more relevant given the importance of the sector for the food security of rural communities, particularly for small-scale producers. In this manuscript, we address the main challenges of LAC in this context, from a global perspective that includes the demographic, economic, cultural, and environmental effects. The biggest global challenge for the LAC livestock sector for the coming decades is how to satisfy the growing human demand for animal protein in a sustainable way maintaining the food security of their communities. The efforts to achieve these goals require focusing on improving the efficiency of both animal husbandry and production systems. Therefore, it is necessary to implement technologies of sustainable intensification and it is urgent that those who make political decisions become aware of these issues.

scholarly journals Farmed animal production in tropical circular food systems

Food Security ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Oosting ◽  
Jan van der Lee ◽  
Marc Verdegem ◽  
Marion de Vries ◽  
Adriaan Vernooij ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Crop Residues ◽  
Food System ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Animal Production ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
The Tropics

AbstractIn the discourse about the development of farmed animal production (terrestrial livestock production and aquaculture) in the tropics, two important food system outcomes emerge: (1) to supply animal-sourced food (ASF) at a level that suffices healthy future diets, including for poor people, and (2) to contribute to climate change mitigation and minimize pollution with nitrogen and phosphorus. Livestock production and aquaculture contribute to food security directly by increasing producers’ food diversity and availability, but also that of urban consumers, and indirectly through income generation and increased farm resilience. Recently, circularity has come to the fore as an integrated approach to food system development. Circularity has four cornerstones: (1) food crops have highest priority (which implies no food-feed competition), (2) avoid losses, (3) recycle waste and (4) use animals to unlock biomass that humans cannot eat. In this review, the role of farmed animals in circular food systems in the tropics is presented in four case studies and the impacts of circularity on food security and environmental impact mitigation are discussed. The cases are ruminants in grazing systems in West Africa and in Colombia, fish in pond aquaculture in general, and land-limited dairy production in Indonesia. Additionally, options for novel protein sources for use in livestock and fish feeding are presented. It is concluded that farmed animals are important in circular food systems because of their use of land unsuited for crop production, their upgrading of crop residues, and their supply of manure to crop production. Nevertheless, the increasing demand for ASF puts pressure on important characteristics of circularity, such as minimizing food-feed competition, maximization of use of waste streams in feed, and the value of manure for fertilization. Hence, in line with conclusions for Western countries, maximum circularity and sustainability of food systems can only be achieved by optimizing the population size of animals. Thus, a sustainable contribution of ASF production to global food security is complex and in not only a technical matter or outcome of an economic process balancing supply and demand. It requires governance for which public, private, and social actors need to partner.

Future Challenges of Food Security and Sustainable Livestock Production in India in the Changing Climatic Scenario

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 367-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rupasi Tiwari ◽  
H. Dileep Kumar ◽  
Triveni Dutt ◽  
B.P. Singh ◽  
K. Pachaiyapp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Climatic Scenario

scholarly journals Western Ranching, Trade Policies, and Peak Oil

Rangelands ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerry L. Holechek ◽  
Jerry Hawkes ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Trade Policies ◽  
Peak Oil ◽  
Oil And Natural Gas

Skyrocketing trade deficits coupled with depletion of oil and natural gas reserves could make rangeland livestock production essential to food security in the United States.

scholarly journals Organic Agriculture, Food Security, and the Environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva-Marie Meemken ◽  
Matin Qaim
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Organic Farming ◽  
Organic Agriculture ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Conventional Farming ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Knowledge Requirements ◽  
Global Agriculture

Organic agriculture is often perceived as more sustainable than conventional farming. We review the literature on this topic from a global perspective. In terms of environmental and climate change effects, organic farming is less polluting than conventional farming when measured per unit of land but not when measured per unit of output. Organic farming, which currently accounts for only 1% of global agricultural land, is lower yielding on average. Due to higher knowledge requirements, observed yield gaps might further increase if a larger number of farmers would switch to organic practices. Widespread upscaling of organic agriculture would cause additional loss of natural habitats and also entail output price increases, making food less affordable for poor consumers in developing countries. Organic farming is not the paradigm for sustainable agriculture and food security, but smart combinations of organic and conventional methods could contribute toward sustainable productivity increases in global agriculture.

scholarly journals FOOD PRICE, LOSSES AND LOGISTICS AFFECTING DIET DIVERSIFICATION AND FOOD SECURITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-74
Author(s):  
Eduardo Botti Abbade
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Food Price ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Food Loss ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
Food Deficit ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Global Food ◽  
Domestic Food

This study aimed to investigate the impact of logistics performance, domestic food price, and food loss on diet diversification and depth of food deficit, as well as the impact of diet diversification and depth of food deficit on the prevalence of undernourishment worldwide. This investigation adopts a quantitative approach based on available data obtained from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Global Food Security Index, and the World Bank Group. This study uses correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis as the analytical procedures. In a global perspective, evidence suggests that weak logistics performance tends to increase food loss, and domestic food price has a significant impact on diet diversification, as well as the domestic food price implies a significant increase in depth of food deficit in the world’s populations. Food price is the factor that most impacts the prevalence of undernourishment, severely affecting diet diversification and depth of food deficit worldwide. Reducing food prices has the potential to promote greater diet diversification for populations worldwide, contributing to promote global food security. This study highlights the necessity to develop an improved and efficient global food system, capable of reducing food prices, promote a cleaner food production and deliver improved nutrition and health for world populations. This investigation sustains that food price severely impacts the prevalence of undernourishment, affecting diet diversification and depth of food deficit worldwide.

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