Expanding livestock production in Asia and Africa key to environmental as well as human welfare gains—New study

Above and below: stone carving bas reliefs from the ruins of ancient Persepolis,

capital city of the Persian empire, 5th Century B.C.

Those concerned that the rising demand for milk, meat and eggs in lower incomes countries spells only environmental harm should take note of this new scientific paper:

Supporting sustainable expansion

of livestock production

in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa:

Scenario analysis of investment options.

Published this month in Global Food Security and led by scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), this paper confirms a wealth of similar evidence showing that, with sufficient and targeted investments in their livestock sectors, many low- and middle-income countries can achieve both better nutrition and incomes for the poor and greatly reduced greenhouse gas emission and agricultural water use.

The paper shows how
optimizing livestock’s benefits
can generate win-win outcomes
for people and the planet.

Here’s the abstract to…