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September 30, 2016. News, information and ideas from the Network members. Helping to do our job better.
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FROM THE EDITOR
Every month we propose a controversial or inspiring theme to debate on through a dedicated internal virtual Forum. Your opinion matters and the Forum gives us the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues in a safe environment not open to non-FAO people.
During the month of October, we will address "FOOD, FEED OR FUEL - ARE THEY COMPETING FOR THE USE OF OUR LIMITED RESOURCES?".
Livestock use some 3.4 billion ha for grazing (67% of these are in the developing world) and 0.5 million ha of cropland for the production of feed (33% of arable land). It is estimated that the world will require an additional 450 million tonnes of grain to meet the demand for animal products by 2050. In addition, grains are increasingly being used to produce bio-fuels. Do you think that livestock systems should be one of the main users of land, or should they give way to other food systems?
The paper below shows that, depending on the production system, the transformation process of feed into food of animal origin results in either an increase or decrease of the available food for human consumption, but it always increases protein quality. What's your opinion on the matter? Should our limited resources be used to grow food, feed or fuel? Should FAO take a stand and support only the production systems that increase food available for human consumption?
Access the FAO Livestock Technical Network's forum<https://goo.gl/IfohLC> to share your knowledge and join the discussion!
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according to George Monbiot, nothing hits the planet as hard as rearing animals - caring for it means cutting out meat, dairy and eggs. See here<https://goo.gl/Fe9vuH> his article on why he turned vegan.
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during the month of September, we addressed VEGANISM in the new Forum for discussion and debate. See here<https://goo.gl/VC7rZC> a summary of the debate amongst our colleagues.
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see here<https://goo.gl/qdZYH6> an article on the net food production of different livestock systems in Austria, including an attempt to consider the change in the nutritional value of protein due to the transformation of plant into animal protein.
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