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Review: Trends for meat, milk and egg consumption for the next decades and the role played by livestock systems in the global production of proteins

Maeve Henchion, A.P. Moloney, John Hyland, Jesko Zimmermann, Sinéad N. McCarthy

animal · 2021

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Summary

Meeting the food demands of a growing global population within planetary boundaries is a challenge. Sustainably producing animal-sourced foods while supplying sufficient protein to meet the requirements of a healthy diet is a particular challenge. This paper informs the development of pathways to sustainable animal production by examining trends in animal-sourced foods since 2000, including the significance of animal- relative to plant-protein sources. Drawing on three distinct scenarios defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), (i.e. Business As Usual (BAU), a continuation of historical trends of food preferences including initiatives to address Sustainable Development Goal targets; Stratified Societies (SSs), leaving challenges unattended; and Towards Sustainability (TS); a

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1016/j.animal.2021.100287
Catalogue ID
SNmokeh033-axksp1
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