On December 16, Prof. Wilhelm Windisch (Animal Nutrition) will discuss whether we could do without livestock.
Climate change, the increase of the world population and urbanization are great challenges for world nutrition. The increased demand for animal-based food not only multiplies the need for animal feed, but also the environmentally relevant emissions of animal production. The most important change, however, is the extreme scarcity of agricultural land per person. Can we still afford to “waste” agricultural land for livestock feed?
Which livestock should we keep in the future if we want to avoid competition for food? How can we gain a maximum of food with a minimal impact on the environment? How would the loss of animal production effect the agricultural production of plants? How would “artificial” meat and plant-based meat and dairy replacements factor in this calculation? Might insect production turn into a feasible solution?
Publication
Wilhelm Windisch and Gerhard Flachowsky, „Tierbasierte Bioökonomie“, in D. Thrän and U. Moesenfechtel, Eds., Das System Bioökonomie, Berlin, Germany: Springer, 2020, pp. 69-86.
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