The document discusses the negative health, environmental, and animal welfare impacts of industrial meat production in the U.S. It notes that large confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) produce over 50% of U.S. meat but comprise only 5% of livestock operations. The industrial system relies on non-therapeutic antibiotic use, contributing to antibiotic resistance in bacteria. It also links meat consumption to increased risk of disease and environmental impacts like greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, and land degradation. The document recommends reducing meat intake, choosing sustainably produced options, and advocating for policy changes to support healthier and more sustainable meat systems.
Protein is critical to Human health . An estimated 2 billion people suffer from undernutrition - a lack of access to key micronutrients
- Resulting in major health risks .Those in the worlds poorest countries remain vulnerable to malnutrition .
The Protein Challenge an Initiative of the WWF ( world wildlife fund) , Gain (The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition ) , industrial partner Quorn - Volac - Hershey - Target- Waitrose
The document discusses health hazards of food contaminants. It defines a food contaminant as any substance not intentionally added to food or present due to production, manufacturing, or processing. Contaminants can be biological, chemical, or physical. The health hazard of a contaminant depends on both its toxicity and level of exposure. Pesticide residues are a common type of chemical contaminant in foods. Pesticides can affect human health through short or long-term effects like cancer, birth defects, and organ damage. The document outlines issues with pesticide use in Nepal and interventions by the government to monitor residues and promote good practices.
Sustainable Agriculture Practices in BD.PPTXArminAmy1
This document discusses sustainable agriculture practices in Bangladesh. It begins by defining sustainable agriculture as a system that produces sufficient food while protecting natural resources in an environmentally safe and profitable way. It then outlines some of the key challenges facing Bangladeshi agriculture, such as a growing population shrinking available arable land, flooding, and saltwater intrusion reducing cultivated areas. Finally, it presents some modern sustainable practices used in Bangladesh, including crop diversification, integrated farming systems, adopting polytunnel techniques, biotechnology research, floating gardens, and emerging fields like hydroponics.
Role of organic farming A Presentation By Mr Allah Dad Khan Former Director G...Mr.Allah Dad Khan
Role of organic farming A Presentation By Mr Allah Dad Khan Former Director General Agriculture Extension KPK Province and Visiting Professor the University of Agriculture Peshawar Pakistan
Livestock marketing and supply chain management of livestock products ILRI
Presented by Steven J. Staal as a keynote address at the 74th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Maharashtra, India, 18-20 December 2014
Climate Smart Livestock Production, by Dr Adil Rasool ParayAdil Rasool Paray
Climate smart livestock production aims to sustainably increase productivity, enhance resilience, reduce greenhouse gases, and achieve food security. Livestock accounts for 40% of global agricultural GDP and emits about 12-18% of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. As the world population grows, demand for livestock products is projected to more than double by 2050. Climate change negatively impacts livestock through increased heat stress, changing feed availability, and disease emergence. Impacts include reduced intake, reproduction and immunity, posing challenges to global food security. Adaptation strategies are needed to ensure sustainable livestock production.
This document summarizes the experiences of the Africa RISING project in Ethiopia in developing and scaling livestock feed and forage options to address feed imbalances. Key achievements include farmers allocating more land to forage production, validated technologies being adopted without direct project involvement, and over 50,000 farmers benefiting from 2017-2019. Challenges include lack of quality seeds, high seed prices, and need for wider scaling support. Successful options demonstrated include oat-vetch mixtures, faba bean intercropping, tree lucerne, and feed management practices to reduce waste and labor.
The document discusses the negative health, environmental, and animal welfare impacts of industrial meat production in the U.S. It notes that large confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) produce over 50% of U.S. meat but comprise only 5% of livestock operations. The industrial system relies on non-therapeutic antibiotic use, contributing to antibiotic resistance in bacteria. It also links meat consumption to increased risk of disease and environmental impacts like greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, and land degradation. The document recommends reducing meat intake, choosing sustainably produced options, and advocating for policy changes to support healthier and more sustainable meat systems.
Protein is critical to Human health . An estimated 2 billion people suffer from undernutrition - a lack of access to key micronutrients
- Resulting in major health risks .Those in the worlds poorest countries remain vulnerable to malnutrition .
The Protein Challenge an Initiative of the WWF ( world wildlife fund) , Gain (The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition ) , industrial partner Quorn - Volac - Hershey - Target- Waitrose
The document discusses health hazards of food contaminants. It defines a food contaminant as any substance not intentionally added to food or present due to production, manufacturing, or processing. Contaminants can be biological, chemical, or physical. The health hazard of a contaminant depends on both its toxicity and level of exposure. Pesticide residues are a common type of chemical contaminant in foods. Pesticides can affect human health through short or long-term effects like cancer, birth defects, and organ damage. The document outlines issues with pesticide use in Nepal and interventions by the government to monitor residues and promote good practices.
Sustainable Agriculture Practices in BD.PPTXArminAmy1
This document discusses sustainable agriculture practices in Bangladesh. It begins by defining sustainable agriculture as a system that produces sufficient food while protecting natural resources in an environmentally safe and profitable way. It then outlines some of the key challenges facing Bangladeshi agriculture, such as a growing population shrinking available arable land, flooding, and saltwater intrusion reducing cultivated areas. Finally, it presents some modern sustainable practices used in Bangladesh, including crop diversification, integrated farming systems, adopting polytunnel techniques, biotechnology research, floating gardens, and emerging fields like hydroponics.
Role of organic farming A Presentation By Mr Allah Dad Khan Former Director G...Mr.Allah Dad Khan
Role of organic farming A Presentation By Mr Allah Dad Khan Former Director General Agriculture Extension KPK Province and Visiting Professor the University of Agriculture Peshawar Pakistan
Livestock marketing and supply chain management of livestock products ILRI
Presented by Steven J. Staal as a keynote address at the 74th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Maharashtra, India, 18-20 December 2014
Climate Smart Livestock Production, by Dr Adil Rasool ParayAdil Rasool Paray
Climate smart livestock production aims to sustainably increase productivity, enhance resilience, reduce greenhouse gases, and achieve food security. Livestock accounts for 40% of global agricultural GDP and emits about 12-18% of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. As the world population grows, demand for livestock products is projected to more than double by 2050. Climate change negatively impacts livestock through increased heat stress, changing feed availability, and disease emergence. Impacts include reduced intake, reproduction and immunity, posing challenges to global food security. Adaptation strategies are needed to ensure sustainable livestock production.
This document summarizes the experiences of the Africa RISING project in Ethiopia in developing and scaling livestock feed and forage options to address feed imbalances. Key achievements include farmers allocating more land to forage production, validated technologies being adopted without direct project involvement, and over 50,000 farmers benefiting from 2017-2019. Challenges include lack of quality seeds, high seed prices, and need for wider scaling support. Successful options demonstrated include oat-vetch mixtures, faba bean intercropping, tree lucerne, and feed management practices to reduce waste and labor.
Impact.tech: Cellular Agriculture by Elliot SwartzImpact.Tech
Slides from the Impact.tech seminar on Cellular Agriculture.
What is cellular agriculture? What are the major breakthroughs in the field? Who are the main actors in the academia and industry working in cellular agriculture? What are the commercialization and cost curves for "clean" products? Where do the best opportunities lie? The Impact.tech seminar on Cellular Agriculture focuses on all the previous questions and, most importantly, will provide you with an understanding of how you can get involved in cellular ag as an entrepreneur or investor.
The document discusses the adulteration of meat with water or other liquids according to Hong Kong law. It is illegal to inject water or other liquids into meat intended for human consumption or to sell such adulterated meat. Violators can face fines and imprisonment. Examples are given of beef being injected with oil and poultry meat being injected with brine. The trade is advised not to import or sell adulterated meat and import licenses will not be issued for adulterated meat even if it has health certificates from the exporting country.
Value addition of meat involves processing raw materials to increase market value and demand. This includes transforming cuts of meat into edible final products or ingredients. Sustainable livestock production relies on meat value addition to provide livelihoods and ensure food security. Processing meat adds variety and preserves/transports meat, promoting entrepreneurship. The document discusses opportunities for Kenyan meat value addition, such as improving traditionally lower value cuts, adding nutrients to increase health benefits, and utilizing co-products. Specific value-added products and methods are outlined, including using extenders like gum Arabic and fillers like mushrooms.
Check the webinar recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDgOXqM4MuY
Cultivated meat has the potential to be a sustainable source of animal protein. How it compares to conventional meats depends on various factors, most importantly, the sources of energy used for the facility and the production of medium ingredients. When fully renewable energy is used in these areas, its carbon footprint can compete with ambitious benchmarks of chicken and is lower than that of other conventional meats. Land use of cultivated meat is significantly lower than all conventional meats, resulting from the more efficient conversion of crops into meat. If cultivated meat replaces conventional meats in diets, this means that land is freed up. This land could be used to mitigate climate change, support biodiversity, or provide other societal and environmental benefits, but robust policies are needed to realize this.
Cultivated meat companies should invest in strong supply chain collaborations to drive down the carbon footprint in all parts of the supply chain. Strong climate goals can be set and realized by continuously conducting LCAs to support decision-making and guide technology development.
Organic farming avoids synthetic inputs like fertilizers and pesticides and relies on techniques like crop rotation, animal manures, and biological pest control. Conventional farming uses synthetic fertilizers and machinery. To convert a farm, it is best to start with easier crops that provide nutrients for subsequent crops and to integrate livestock and crops. A phased approach over 5 years that starts with soybeans, poultry, fish and eventually cattle can help convert the land and establish organic certification.
Food animals are those considered for human consumption, mainly cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry. A small number of species provide the majority of meat despite thousands being theoretically suitable. Meat consumption varies between geographical regions based on availability, religion, and customs. Conventional foods in one area may be unconventional in others, for example Hindus abstain from beef and Muslims avoid pork. Meat is defined as the edible muscle and offal of food animals.
Applications of in vitro gas production technique. Avijit Dey. 4th June.2014avijitcirb
The document discusses the in vitro gas production technique (IVGPT) for evaluating ruminant feedstuffs. It notes that IVGPT allows for rapid and routine evaluation of large numbers of feed samples, as it is less labor intensive and expensive than in vivo or in situ methods. The document outlines the IVGPT method and explains that it measures gas production from microbial fermentation of feeds, which correlates with short chain fatty acid production and extent of digestion. It also describes how IVGPT can be used to determine nutrient degradability, predict metabolizable energy and short chain fatty acid levels, examine effects of antinutritional factors and additives, and study rumen microbial changes and kinetics of fermentation. The
Manipulations of rumen function that can augment livestock productivity are;
Correction of concentrate to roughage ratio
Feed bypass or escaped nutrients
Defaunation of rumen
Use of yeast as probiotics
Use of anaerobic fungi
Use of other feed additives
This document discusses the proximate analysis method of feed and fodder composition developed at the Weende Experimental Station in Germany in 1865. It outlines the major components analyzed in proximate analysis including moisture, crude protein, ether extract, crude fiber, nitrogen-free extract, and ash. The procedures for determining each fraction are described. Both the merits and limitations of proximate analysis are discussed, noting it provides a basic analysis but does not characterize specific nutrients or account for all components like fiber.
This presentation deals with the quality control of poultry feed while it is being manufactured in feed mill on large scale, right from purchase of ingredients upto the sale of finished product (Feed). It also discusses the care to be taken by the personnel working in feed mill to maintain quality of feed.
1) The document discusses the partitioning of feed energy as it moves through an animal's digestive system. Gross energy is reduced to digestible, metabolizable, and net energy values as energy is lost through feces, urine, methane, and heat production.
2) Key factors that affect energy values include the composition of the feed, processing methods, animal species, and feeding level. Roughages have lower energy values than concentrates due to greater losses.
3) Several systems are used to evaluate and express the energy value of feeds, including total digestible nutrients (TDN), starch equivalents, gross energy, and net energy. Each system accounts for energy losses in different ways.
Johan Swinnen, Sonja Vermeulen and Martin Kropff
POLICY SEMINAR
Addressing the global food security crisis
Strengthening research and policy responses
Co-organized by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and CGIAR
JUL 25, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT
The document discusses value addition and processing of poultry products in India. It notes that the poultry sector has transformed from backyard activity to large commercial operations. It describes various value added egg and meat products that have been developed like pickled eggs, salted chicken eggs, egg rolls, etc. It also discusses key trends in the poultry market like convenience products and new packaging innovations. Finally, it outlines potential for traditional meat products in India due to availability of meats, demand for variety/convenience, and opportunities for value addition.
Presented by Shirley Tarawali, Dolapo Enahoro and Catherine Pfeifer (ILRI) at the Expert panel: Food of Animal Origin 2030: Solutions to Consumption Driven Challenges, Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2018, Berlin, Germany
food waste has been one of the least discussed topics yet so devastating on the environment and human life as global warming and pollution
this ppt discusses the food waste valuation on the global and national context and some of the ways to keep it at bay!
The document discusses the production of wheat and its supply and demand in Pakistan. It notes that wheat is the staple food and accounts for a significant portion of Pakistan's GDP and agricultural production. Wheat production in Pakistan was forecast to be 24 million tons in 2013/14, though the target of 25 million tons was not achieved in 2011/12. Various government policies and initiatives like land reforms and promoting high-yielding varieties during the Green Revolution contributed to increasing wheat productivity over time. Punjab is the largest wheat producing province. The demand for wheat in Pakistan is projected to be around 22-23 million tons to feed the domestic population as well as exports.
Livestock production systems and animal land holding patternraoof pattoo
This document summarizes livestock production systems according to agro-climatic zones and land holding patterns. It categorizes livestock systems as solely livestock, mixed-farming, landless, grassland-based, and more. It also describes husbandry systems as intensive, semi-intensive, extensive, migratory and others. For small ruminants, it outlines migrating, semi-migrating and sedentary sheep production systems. Goat systems include extensive-nomadic, transhumant and sedentary. The document also summarizes land holding patterns in India and shows that dairying is dominated by small/marginal landholders and landless workers.
This document provides an overview of meat hygiene and quality assurance. It discusses the importance of meat hygiene in ensuring meat safety and suitability for human consumption. Good agricultural practices, good hygiene practices, and hazard analysis and critical control points are described as key components of a meat quality assurance system. Guidelines are provided for maintaining hygiene at various stages of meat production including on farms, during transport, slaughter, processing, and storage.
Beef consumption produces large amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, through cattle belching and flatulence. Methane emissions from livestock farming account for about 28% of global methane from human activities. Increased methane is contributing to climate change, which is linked to various health issues including respiratory problems. Reducing beef consumption could help lower methane emissions and mitigate climate impacts. Going meatless one day a week is one approach to lowering individual beef intake and environmental effects.
The document discusses the negative consequences of beef consumption, particularly the large amount of methane produced by cattle. It notes that methane is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to climate change. Cattle produce methane through belching and flatulence as part of their digestion process. The high demand for beef has led to a tripling of worldwide meat production in recent decades. This has increased methane emissions and accelerated climate change, which poses myriad health risks to humans such as respiratory impacts. Reducing beef consumption, even just one day a week, can help mitigate these issues.
Impact.tech: Cellular Agriculture by Elliot SwartzImpact.Tech
Slides from the Impact.tech seminar on Cellular Agriculture.
What is cellular agriculture? What are the major breakthroughs in the field? Who are the main actors in the academia and industry working in cellular agriculture? What are the commercialization and cost curves for "clean" products? Where do the best opportunities lie? The Impact.tech seminar on Cellular Agriculture focuses on all the previous questions and, most importantly, will provide you with an understanding of how you can get involved in cellular ag as an entrepreneur or investor.
The document discusses the adulteration of meat with water or other liquids according to Hong Kong law. It is illegal to inject water or other liquids into meat intended for human consumption or to sell such adulterated meat. Violators can face fines and imprisonment. Examples are given of beef being injected with oil and poultry meat being injected with brine. The trade is advised not to import or sell adulterated meat and import licenses will not be issued for adulterated meat even if it has health certificates from the exporting country.
Value addition of meat involves processing raw materials to increase market value and demand. This includes transforming cuts of meat into edible final products or ingredients. Sustainable livestock production relies on meat value addition to provide livelihoods and ensure food security. Processing meat adds variety and preserves/transports meat, promoting entrepreneurship. The document discusses opportunities for Kenyan meat value addition, such as improving traditionally lower value cuts, adding nutrients to increase health benefits, and utilizing co-products. Specific value-added products and methods are outlined, including using extenders like gum Arabic and fillers like mushrooms.
Check the webinar recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDgOXqM4MuY
Cultivated meat has the potential to be a sustainable source of animal protein. How it compares to conventional meats depends on various factors, most importantly, the sources of energy used for the facility and the production of medium ingredients. When fully renewable energy is used in these areas, its carbon footprint can compete with ambitious benchmarks of chicken and is lower than that of other conventional meats. Land use of cultivated meat is significantly lower than all conventional meats, resulting from the more efficient conversion of crops into meat. If cultivated meat replaces conventional meats in diets, this means that land is freed up. This land could be used to mitigate climate change, support biodiversity, or provide other societal and environmental benefits, but robust policies are needed to realize this.
Cultivated meat companies should invest in strong supply chain collaborations to drive down the carbon footprint in all parts of the supply chain. Strong climate goals can be set and realized by continuously conducting LCAs to support decision-making and guide technology development.
Organic farming avoids synthetic inputs like fertilizers and pesticides and relies on techniques like crop rotation, animal manures, and biological pest control. Conventional farming uses synthetic fertilizers and machinery. To convert a farm, it is best to start with easier crops that provide nutrients for subsequent crops and to integrate livestock and crops. A phased approach over 5 years that starts with soybeans, poultry, fish and eventually cattle can help convert the land and establish organic certification.
Food animals are those considered for human consumption, mainly cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry. A small number of species provide the majority of meat despite thousands being theoretically suitable. Meat consumption varies between geographical regions based on availability, religion, and customs. Conventional foods in one area may be unconventional in others, for example Hindus abstain from beef and Muslims avoid pork. Meat is defined as the edible muscle and offal of food animals.
Applications of in vitro gas production technique. Avijit Dey. 4th June.2014avijitcirb
The document discusses the in vitro gas production technique (IVGPT) for evaluating ruminant feedstuffs. It notes that IVGPT allows for rapid and routine evaluation of large numbers of feed samples, as it is less labor intensive and expensive than in vivo or in situ methods. The document outlines the IVGPT method and explains that it measures gas production from microbial fermentation of feeds, which correlates with short chain fatty acid production and extent of digestion. It also describes how IVGPT can be used to determine nutrient degradability, predict metabolizable energy and short chain fatty acid levels, examine effects of antinutritional factors and additives, and study rumen microbial changes and kinetics of fermentation. The
Manipulations of rumen function that can augment livestock productivity are;
Correction of concentrate to roughage ratio
Feed bypass or escaped nutrients
Defaunation of rumen
Use of yeast as probiotics
Use of anaerobic fungi
Use of other feed additives
This document discusses the proximate analysis method of feed and fodder composition developed at the Weende Experimental Station in Germany in 1865. It outlines the major components analyzed in proximate analysis including moisture, crude protein, ether extract, crude fiber, nitrogen-free extract, and ash. The procedures for determining each fraction are described. Both the merits and limitations of proximate analysis are discussed, noting it provides a basic analysis but does not characterize specific nutrients or account for all components like fiber.
This presentation deals with the quality control of poultry feed while it is being manufactured in feed mill on large scale, right from purchase of ingredients upto the sale of finished product (Feed). It also discusses the care to be taken by the personnel working in feed mill to maintain quality of feed.
1) The document discusses the partitioning of feed energy as it moves through an animal's digestive system. Gross energy is reduced to digestible, metabolizable, and net energy values as energy is lost through feces, urine, methane, and heat production.
2) Key factors that affect energy values include the composition of the feed, processing methods, animal species, and feeding level. Roughages have lower energy values than concentrates due to greater losses.
3) Several systems are used to evaluate and express the energy value of feeds, including total digestible nutrients (TDN), starch equivalents, gross energy, and net energy. Each system accounts for energy losses in different ways.
Johan Swinnen, Sonja Vermeulen and Martin Kropff
POLICY SEMINAR
Addressing the global food security crisis
Strengthening research and policy responses
Co-organized by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and CGIAR
JUL 25, 2022 - 9:30 TO 11:00AM EDT
The document discusses value addition and processing of poultry products in India. It notes that the poultry sector has transformed from backyard activity to large commercial operations. It describes various value added egg and meat products that have been developed like pickled eggs, salted chicken eggs, egg rolls, etc. It also discusses key trends in the poultry market like convenience products and new packaging innovations. Finally, it outlines potential for traditional meat products in India due to availability of meats, demand for variety/convenience, and opportunities for value addition.
Presented by Shirley Tarawali, Dolapo Enahoro and Catherine Pfeifer (ILRI) at the Expert panel: Food of Animal Origin 2030: Solutions to Consumption Driven Challenges, Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2018, Berlin, Germany
food waste has been one of the least discussed topics yet so devastating on the environment and human life as global warming and pollution
this ppt discusses the food waste valuation on the global and national context and some of the ways to keep it at bay!
The document discusses the production of wheat and its supply and demand in Pakistan. It notes that wheat is the staple food and accounts for a significant portion of Pakistan's GDP and agricultural production. Wheat production in Pakistan was forecast to be 24 million tons in 2013/14, though the target of 25 million tons was not achieved in 2011/12. Various government policies and initiatives like land reforms and promoting high-yielding varieties during the Green Revolution contributed to increasing wheat productivity over time. Punjab is the largest wheat producing province. The demand for wheat in Pakistan is projected to be around 22-23 million tons to feed the domestic population as well as exports.
Livestock production systems and animal land holding patternraoof pattoo
This document summarizes livestock production systems according to agro-climatic zones and land holding patterns. It categorizes livestock systems as solely livestock, mixed-farming, landless, grassland-based, and more. It also describes husbandry systems as intensive, semi-intensive, extensive, migratory and others. For small ruminants, it outlines migrating, semi-migrating and sedentary sheep production systems. Goat systems include extensive-nomadic, transhumant and sedentary. The document also summarizes land holding patterns in India and shows that dairying is dominated by small/marginal landholders and landless workers.
This document provides an overview of meat hygiene and quality assurance. It discusses the importance of meat hygiene in ensuring meat safety and suitability for human consumption. Good agricultural practices, good hygiene practices, and hazard analysis and critical control points are described as key components of a meat quality assurance system. Guidelines are provided for maintaining hygiene at various stages of meat production including on farms, during transport, slaughter, processing, and storage.
Beef consumption produces large amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, through cattle belching and flatulence. Methane emissions from livestock farming account for about 28% of global methane from human activities. Increased methane is contributing to climate change, which is linked to various health issues including respiratory problems. Reducing beef consumption could help lower methane emissions and mitigate climate impacts. Going meatless one day a week is one approach to lowering individual beef intake and environmental effects.
The document discusses the negative consequences of beef consumption, particularly the large amount of methane produced by cattle. It notes that methane is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to climate change. Cattle produce methane through belching and flatulence as part of their digestion process. The high demand for beef has led to a tripling of worldwide meat production in recent decades. This has increased methane emissions and accelerated climate change, which poses myriad health risks to humans such as respiratory impacts. Reducing beef consumption, even just one day a week, can help mitigate these issues.
The document discusses the negative consequences of beef consumption, particularly the production of methane by cattle. It notes that beef production worldwide is high and increasing, and that cattle release methane through belching and flatulence, which is a potent greenhouse gas. This methane emission contributes significantly to climate change, which in turn poses myriad health risks to humans such as respiratory impacts. To help address this issue, the document suggests reducing individual beef consumption, such as by having meatless Mondays, and considering the source of meat when consuming it.
Beef consumption produces large amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Worldwide beef production is expected to double by 2020 and will continue increasing to meet growing demand. Ruminants like cows produce methane through digestion, releasing up to 1000 liters per day. This livestock methane accounts for about 28% of global, human-caused methane emissions and significantly contributes to climate change. Climate change, in turn, threatens human health through increased heat waves, worsening air pollution, and expanded ranges of diseases. To curb these effects, reducing global beef consumption by 50% through options like Meatless Mondays is recommended.
Factory farming refers to intensive commercial agriculture that employs techniques to maximize output in small spaces at low cost. It relies on selective breeding, artificial insemination, antibiotics, and crowded conditions. Factory farming has significant environmental impacts, including high fossil fuel and water usage, antibiotic resistance, water and air pollution from animal waste, and greenhouse gas emissions. The waste also contains heavy metals that contaminate land and waterways when overapplied as fertilizer. Deforestation to create grazing land and grow feed crops further contributes to environmental damage, habitat loss, and climate change. The conditions and waste pose health risks to both workers and nearby residents as well.
The document summarizes research on the development of the livestock industry and its environmental impacts. It finds that the livestock industry is one of the largest contributors to environmental problems today, using vast amounts of land, water, and energy. Specifically:
- The livestock industry is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than all forms of transportation combined. It is a leading cause of deforestation, biodiversity loss, and water pollution.
- Growing feed for livestock consumes much of the world's grain, using land and water that could otherwise feed hungry people. Nearly two billion people could be fed with current grain fed to livestock.
- Raising animals also wastes precious fresh water resources, with the industry accounting for 70
This document discusses the environmental impacts of livestock agriculture and meat consumption, and argues that China can play a key role in addressing this issue. Livestock agriculture contributes 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, more than all transportation combined. Demand for meat and dairy is rising rapidly due to population and income growth. Reducing meat consumption could significantly lower emissions and help keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius. China is well positioned to lead on this issue given its large population and role as the world's top consumer of pork and second largest consumer of meat overall.
Reducing meat consumption can benefit China from a health resource , climate and geopolitical perspective.Over 50% of the population is suffering from environmental-related illnesses many of which are made worse by higher meat consumption , such as heart disease , obesity , cancer and diabetes , China having 20% of population but 33% of the worlds diabetics - Child obesity has quadrupled in a single generation . The rising health care costs associated with these emerging crisis will be significant
This document discusses the challenges of ensuring global food security in the face of population growth and climate change. It outlines four dimensions of food security and notes that over 900 million people were undernourished as of 2010 due to food price increases and low purchasing power. The main drivers threatening food security are identified as population growth, urbanization, rising affluence, and global climate change. The impacts of climate change like extreme heat, droughts, floods, and storms are expected to negatively impact food availability, access, and stability. Potential strategies discussed to address this issue include reducing food loss and waste, prioritizing human food over animal feed, developing improved and resilient crop varieties, organic agriculture, and utilizing alternative foods like seawe
The Market for Sustainable Meat Alternatives and the $38 Billion Subsidy of ...New Food Innovation Ltd
This document summarizes the impacts and sustainability issues with industrial meat production, and evaluates the potential market size for meat alternatives. It finds that meat production has significant environmental impacts including large carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions, pollution from fertilizer and manure runoff, and destruction of forests for grazing land. Meat production also faces issues regarding overuse of antibiotics, animal welfare concerns, and public health risks. The document estimates that meat production will become unsustainable by 2050 at projected consumption rates due to high resource intensity. It evaluates the total addressable market for meat alternatives if production is shifted to more sustainable plant-based and cultivated meat sources.
How sustainable agriculture can address environmental problems by Leo H. and ...Shane Noel
Thank you for the thoughtful questions. I don't have personal views, but can discuss perspectives presented in the document. The factory fram model aims to maximize efficiency and profits through scale, specialization and mechanization, which can come at environmental and social costs if not managed sustainably. Changes to agriculture certainly influence diets. The energy comparisons help illustrate resource intensity and potential inefficiencies of different systems. Factory farming relies heavily on fossil fuels, so transitioning to renewable energy and practices like rotational grazing could help lower demands. Sustainable reforms are possible if stakeholders collaborate on balanced solutions that maintain productivity while protecting ecosystems and communities over the long run.
The document discusses the global consequences of livestock production and meat consumption. It addresses the major impacts on the environment (including climate change), world nutrition and hunger, animal welfare, and human health. Regarding the environment, livestock accounts for 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions and is a key driver of deforestation, water pollution from manure, and inefficient use of land and resources. Around a third of global grain harvest is used for livestock feed rather than direct human consumption. Alternatives to animal products that could help address these issues are also presented.
A argument for environmental vegetarianism. The complete essay from which this was extracted from can be found at :
http://screamingchickenactivism.blogspot.com/2009/01/animal-agriculture-unnecessary-practice.html
1) Recent research shows that the production of food, especially meat, contributes more greenhouse gases than transportation or industry.
2) Livestock, particularly cattle, are major contributors to climate change through methane emissions from digestion and manure, as well as greenhouse gases from deforestation to create grazing land and growing feed crops.
3) Shifting diets to include less meat and reducing food waste could significantly decrease greenhouse gas emissions from the food system.
Meat: human health and greenhouse gas emissionsPeter Carter
The document discusses three main points about the environmental impacts of meat production and consumption:
1) Producing meat, especially beef, is inefficient since it takes around 30 pounds of feed to produce 1 pound of beef. As global meat demand rises, more land will be needed to grow this feed.
2) A study from 2014 found that shifting global diets away from meat and towards plant-based options could greatly improve health outcomes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to all transportation combined.
3) Livestock, especially for pastureland, accounts for 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions. As the global population and meat consumption increases by 2050, meat production may be responsible for an 80% rise in emissions
Why vegan ? Important Facts from cowspiracy.com and Dr Neal Barnard's Diabete...Sandeep Jain
Animal agriculture is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, and land use according to this document. Some key points:
- Animal agriculture accounts for at least 32,000 million tons of carbon dioxide per year, or 51% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions.
- It requires about 34-76 trillion gallons of water annually, with livestock feed crops alone consuming 56% of US water. Over 2,500 gallons are needed to produce 1 pound of beef.
- Livestock occupies about 1/3 of earth's ice-free land and 45% of the planet's total land. Nearly half of the contiguous US is devoted to animal agriculture.
Livestock production, particularly beef, has significant negative environmental impacts:
1) It is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, with beef alone producing nearly double the emissions of all non-ferrous metals in Australia.
2) It consumes vast amounts of water, with beef requiring five times more water than rice to produce. The beef and dairy industries use nearly three times more water than all of Australia's towns and cities combined.
3) The sector produces around 40% more greenhouse gases than the entire global transport system and is a major source of water and land pollution worldwide.
This document summarizes the environmental impacts of animal agriculture and reasons for adopting a plant-based diet. It discusses how producing meat uses significant resources like water and land, and causes pollution through greenhouse gas emissions and fertilizer runoff. Nearly 70 billion land animals are slaughtered annually for food, yet their feed could support many more people. The meat industry is also a major driver of deforestation and ocean depletion. Adopting a vegetarian or vegan diet would reduce these environmental harms while benefiting personal health and animal welfare.
1) A plant-based diet is the cheapest, fastest way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow global warming, as livestock such as cows are a major source of methane emissions.
2) Reducing methane emissions through decreased meat and dairy consumption can have a faster impact on reducing global warming than carbon dioxide reductions alone, as methane is a more potent greenhouse gas.
3) A widespread shift to plant-based diets could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture by over 30% and help preserve water resources, as meat and dairy production requires more water than production of plant foods.
Consumer research shows that up to 40% of meat eaters are looking to reduce their meat consumption. Increasingly we hear consumers referencing sustainability as a driver of this. Companies, schools and restaurants are continually asking us for help in replacing meat on their menus.
In ‘The Future of Food’ review (pages 6-11) we highlight three global issues:
1. An unsustainable increase in demand for meat as populations grow in number and wealth.
2. Significant environmental impacts from the production of meat – at least 14% of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions coming from livestock1
3. Major health issues associated with over consumption of meat – heart disease, Type 2 Diabetes and obesity are now of serious concern in most developed economies.
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impacts of meat industries on environment-1.pptx
1. Impacts of Meat Industry On Environments
Presented by:-
Dharmendra Kumar
B.Sc. Agri. hons.
8th sem.
Submitted to:-
Mr. Akshay Kumar
2. 01
World scenario
Meat production and consuption
02
Environmental issues
Global warming and causes
03
Meat industries and environment
How meat production cause
environmental issues
04
How to overcome
Conclusions
CONTENTS
Introduction
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3. Introduction
Nowadays climate change and global warming are major environmental problems.
As we know that behind these problems the major causes are vehicles, industries, deforestation etc. but these causes seems fals ,
every thing which we know about causes of environmental issues are wrong?????
According to the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation Cattle Raised for meat (beef) and dairy makeup to 65% of all livestock emissions, Livestock also
produces more than 100 other polluting gasses, including two third of the world's emission of ammonia which causes the acid rain.
New calculations based on UN FAO data and other peer-reviewed research finds that greenhouse gas emissions from animal farming in the EU account
for 17% of the EU's total emissions, the equivalent of 704 million tonnes of CO2, more than all cars and vans put together.
The analysis also shows the scale of possible emissions reductions, where a 50% reduction in animal farming would save the equivalent of 250 million
tonnes of CO2 - the combined emissions, from all sectors, of the 11 lower emitting EU countries.million
Only from Europe animal agriculture produce polution equivalents to 3 million times an aircraft fly across the globe .
4. World meat production remained stable in 2020 at an estimated 328 Mt, as output increases in poultry and ovine meats offset contractions in pig
and bovine meat production. Total poultry meat production in 2020 is estimated at 134 Mt, up 1.2 % from 2019, underpinned by a sharp rise in
demand in China. (FAO)
Beef production will grow to 75 Mt by 2030,
In 2021, around 132.3 million tons of poultry meat were consumed worldwide, making it the most consumed type of meat globally. Pork was the
second most consumed meat worldwide, followed by beef and veal.
Globally, we consume around 350 million tons of meat a year.
80 billion animals are slaughtered each year for meat.
Global meat trade in 2022 is forecast to reach 41.6 million tonnes, down by 0.8 percent from 2021, principally reflecting a projected decline in meat
imports by China by as much as 20 percent year-on-year.
Current scenario of meat production and consuption in world
Indian scenario
According to a research, meat production in India is estimated at 6.3 million tons annually and is ranked 5th in the world in terms of production volume.
India is responsible for 3% of the total meat production in the world. The nation has the world’s largest population of livestock at about 515 million.
Almost 70% of the Indian population is non-vegetarian. The per capita meat consumption in India every year is around 5.2kg. Chicken and fish have the
highest consumption rate.
India has the world's largest population of livestock. India produces around 5.3 million metric tons of meat and 75 billion eggs annually. India is the largest
producer of buffalo meat and the second largest producer of goat meat.
In 2022.
Poultry meat consumption:- 4 million tons
Sheep meat consumption :-735 thausend mt.
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Environmental issues
1. Global warming
Global warming is the phenomenon of a gradual increase in the temperature near the earth’s surface
Causes
Deforestation
Vehicals
Industries
Agricultural practices etc
Another issues
Climate change
Soil erosion and degradation
7. How meat industries causes Environmental issues
The global production of food is responsible for a third of all planet- heating gases emitted by human activity, with the use of animals for meat
causing twice the pollution of producing plant-based foods, a major new study has found.
The special report on climate change and land by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) describes plant-based diets as a major
opportunity for mitigating and adapting to climate change and includes a policy recommendation to reduce meat consumption.
Meat consumption will increase by 76% by 2050 not only because world's population will be 9.6 billion by then but also the increasing per capita
meat consumption and we will be growing more crops to feed animals than for ourselves.
According to the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation Cattle Raised for meat (beef) and dairy makeup to 65% of all livestock emissions, Livestock
also produces more than 100 other polluting gasses, including two third of the world's emission of ammonia which causes the acid rain.
About 44 per cent of livestock emission is methane gas and the remaining part is Nitrous Dioxide and Carbon Dioxide 29 and 27 percent
respectively.
Beef products, as commodity is the highest contributor to Greenhouse emissions 41% followed by the pig meat 9%, buffalo milk and meat 8%,
chicken and eggs 8%, cattle milk process 20% and remaining emission are sourced to other non-edible products.
8. How meat industries causes Environmental issues ??
Cont.......
In last 50 year with increase in population and demand of meat is also increases so we can say that the population of poultry and cattle are also
increases.
In 2018, the latest year for which accurate data is available from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, livestock on EU farms (including the UK)
were responsible for the equivalent of about 502m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, mostly through the methane they release. That compares with
656m of carbon dioxide from Europe's cars and vans in the same year.
Cattles produces large amount of methane gas in the form of Burp during digestion of their vegan food.
From cattle manuar also produce Methane . Methane is most destructive gas for greenhouse effect as compared to co2 .It is 25 to 100%more
destructive than Co2.
In 20 year time frame methane is 80% more potential than Co2.
Apart of methane nitrous oxide is also produce from animal farming which is 296×more potential than Co2.
9.
10. Cont....
Land and water uses
To make about 350 million tons of meat on a commercial level how many farm animals and birds are raered..?????
According to an estimation about 20% of land is use to rare them and grow their food.
Deforestation for land requirements
Over grazing
Large use of chemical fertilizers
In rain forest of Brazil (Amazon) rate of deforestation
is very high that will loose the title of rain forest.
11. Cont.....
Water use
In Kip Anderson's documentry 'cowspirac' it said that to make one hand burger a total 660 gallons of water uses which is almost
3000 litre or it is equivalent to shawring for 2 entire months.
While millions of people around the world are experiencing droughts and
water shortages, much of the world's water supply is being diverted to
animal agriculture.
It takes 20,940 litres of water to produce 1 kilogram of meat, but only
503 litres of water to produce 1 kilogram of wheat.
A pure vegetarian diet requires only 1,137 litres of water per day, while
a meat-based diet requires more than 15,160 litres of water per day.
13. Cont...
We human consume around 20 billions litre of water in a year and the cattle used for meat and dairy products consume 8.5 times more water than
that.
On top of this the animals that are raered for meat and dairy they produce 10 time more waste than humans which eventually goes in water bodies.
It is clear that raising animals for food puts a tremendous strain
on our already limited water supply, and water is used much more
efficiently when it goes towards producing crops for human
consumption.
14. Waste from slaughter houses
According to a rough estimate a buffalo weighs about 2 quintals and almost 25 percent of the total body weight becomes waste. It generates 10 litres of
waste blood.
Specially developing countries in south Asia (India, Bangladesh, China etc. where slaughter houses seriously suffer from very low hygiene standard posing
a major environmental hazards due to discrete disposal of waste and highly polluted effluent discharge.
There are no special waste disposal system or treatment plants.
The solid waste is either simply thrown and dumped in the open fields or burnt or sold off to private parties. This has led to land degradation, air and
water pollution.
Cont....
15. Cont....
Pandemics and super bugs
Meat consumption directly affect the human health, 3 out of 4 disease are from animals.
Zoonotic influenza.
Salmonellosis.
West Nile virus.
Plague.
Emerging coronaviruses (e.g., severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome)
Rabies.
Brucellosis.
Lyme disease.
Antibiotics and medicines given to animals cause resistance in bacteria and viruses make them super bugs, these super bugs can't control by any
antibiotics.
According to some experts of UK says that until 2050 if human didn't become victim of climate change then they will become the victim of supper
bugs.
16. Crueality in the industrialised Animals farming
According to an estimation daily 200 million land animals are slaughtered i.e 72 billions in a year.
Baby calves are separated from mother.
Animals are injected for soft and juicy meat.
Baby Male chicks are killed in layers farming
17. Biggest change we can make is by changing our food choices, going vegetarian is the way forward.
The best way to fight this system and reduce or eliminate its waste is to avoid meat altogether.
Choosing the plant based food can drastically cut the GHG emission.
Solution
18. Conclusions
Apart from triggering climate change, animals farming and meat consumption haven't left any other option.To satisfy short term craving people are not
able to see longer destruction.
But on the brighter side to reduce all this problems discoveries and research have started.
Apart from this to control the methane production in cattle many techniques are being used.change in their diet i.e feeding of seaweed reduce 80%
methane production.In cattle feed fat is also added for same purpose.
Cattles are vaccinated against methenogen bacteria.
Clean meat production—also known as lab-grown, in vitro, or cultured meat—is meat that is grown in cell culture, rather than in an animal's body.
Potential benefits of clean meat include sustainability, environmental friendliness, animal welfare, food safety, and novel foods.The efforts of producing
clean meat is also being made in labs because of this 99% less land and 96% less water will be used.