Pulse Brain · Growing Health Evidence Index
Tier 4 — Narrative / commentaryPeer-reviewed

6. Livestock Industries in Indonesia – Can they help feed the people without destroying the environment?

Mark C. Eisler, Muhammad Hambal, Teuku Reza Ferasyi, Graeme B. Martin

Jurnal Natural (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Syiah Kuala University) · 2016

Read source ↗ All evidence

Summary

This narrative review examines the capacity of Indonesia's livestock industries to contribute to national food security whilst addressing environmental sustainability challenges. The paper, as suggested by its title, likely synthesises evidence on production systems, feed-conversion efficiency, and environmental trade-offs across Indonesian livestock sectors to inform policy discussion on balancing nutritional demand with ecological stewardship.

UK applicability

Direct applicability is limited, as Indonesia's livestock systems (smallholder mixed farming, tropical feed resources, different regulatory frameworks) differ substantially from UK intensive and pasture-based production. However, methodological approaches to assessing environmental-nutritional trade-offs may inform UK policy discussions on sustainable livestock intensification and land use.

Key measures

Likely includes: livestock production capacity, feed efficiency, land use intensity, environmental footprint (greenhouse gas emissions, water use, nutrient runoff), and food security contribution as estimated or modelled for Indonesian livestock systems.

Outcomes reported

The paper examines whether livestock industries in Indonesia can meet food demand whilst minimising environmental degradation. As suggested by the title, it likely reviews production capacity, feed-conversion efficiency, and environmental impacts (land use, greenhouse gas emissions, water) across livestock sectors.

Theme
Farming systems, soils & land use
Subject
Food security & global nutrition
Study type
Narrative Review
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
Indonesia
System type
Mixed farming
DOI
10.21157/ijtvbr.v2i2.9550
Catalogue ID
BFmor3g0eg-127c6d

Topic tags

Pulse AI · ask about this record

Dig deeper with Pulse AI.

Pulse AI has read the whole catalogue. Ask about this record, its theme, or how the findings apply to UK farming and policy — every answer cites the underlying studies.