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The Meat Crisis - Developing more Sustainable and Ethical Production and Consumption (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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The Meat Crisis - Developing more Sustainable and Ethical Production and Consumption (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture
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Meat and dairy production and consumption are in crisis. Globally,
70 billion farm animals are used for food production every year. It
is well accepted that livestock production is a major contributor
to greenhouse gas emissions. The Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO) predicts a rough doubling of meat and
milk consumption in the first half of the 21st century, with
particularly rapid growth occurring in the developing economies of
Asia. What will this mean for the health and wellbeing of those
animals, of the people who consume ever larger quantities of animal
products, and for the health of the planet itself? The new edition
of this powerful and challenging book explores the impacts of the
global growth in the production and consumption of meat and dairy,
including cultural and health factors, and the implications of the
likely intensification of farming for both small-scale producers
and for animals. Several chapters explore the related environmental
issues, from resource use of water, cereals and soya, to the impact
of livestock production on global warming and issues concerning
biodiversity, land use and the impacts of different farming systems
on the environment. A final group of chapters addresses ethical and
policy implications for the future of food and livestock production
and consumption. Since the first edition, published in 2010, all
chapters have been updated, three original chapters re-written and
six new chapters added, with additional coverage of dietary effects
of milk and meat, antibiotics in animal production, and the
economic, political and ethical dimensions of meat consumption. The
overall message is clearly that we must eat less meat to help
secure a more sustainable and equitable world.
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