| Titre : | Livestock and global climate change |
| Auteurs : | BSAS British Society of Animal Science, Midlothian (GBR), Auteur |
| Type de document : | ouvrage |
| Editeur : | Cambridge [GBR] : Cambridge University Press, 2008 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-906562-62-8 |
| Format : | 216 p. |
| Note générale : | Proceeding presented at the International Conference of Livestock and Global Climate Change Conference in Hammamet, 17-20 May 2008 |
| Langues : | = Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE ; PRODUCTION ANIMALE ; TERRE AGRICOLE ; BIOCARBURANT ; APPROVISIONNEMENT ALIMENTAIRE |
| Résumé : |
Livestock production occupies 70% of agricultural land, and 30% of the ice-free land surface of the planet! It is responsible for 40% of global agricultural GDP, and is both a contributor to global environmental problems, and part of the solution. Global demand for livestock products is expected to double during the first half of this century, as a result of the growing human population, and its growing affluence. Over the same period, we expect big changes in the climate globally. The dramatic expansion of crop production for biofuels is already impacting on the resources available globally for food production, and hence on food supply and cost. Food security remains one of the highest priority issues in developing countries, and livestock production has a key role in many of these countries. However, food security is re-emerging as an important issue in many developed countries that had previously regarded it as ‘solved’. These interconnected issues are creating immense pressure on the planet’s resources. We need high quality animal science to help meet rising demand for livestock products in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Against this backdrop, the conference organisers felt that there was an urgent need to bring interested parties together to review the latest scientific findings on predictions of climate change and how these will affect livestock production, to examine the contribution that livestock production makes to these changes and how it can help to mitigate them, to consider how livestock production systems can adapt to climate change, and to consider future scientific priorities to help in these areas. The very strong international line-up of presenters confirms our view of the timeliness and importance of the subject. We
hope that all delegates will engage fully with presenters, and each other, to ensure that we all leave with a much clearer vision of the livestock and production systems that we need in future, and the science and technology interaction we need to help us realise that vision... |
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| PACA | URFM Ecologie des Forêts Méditerranéennes | Ouvrages | DOCAV-INRA-CLIM14 | Empruntable | Disponible pour le prêt |
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