I guess this UN agency didn’t get the memo about the dangers of methane-emitting livestock and the threat they pose to the planet:
The Food and Agricultural Organisation has warned that the rising demand for livestock makes it imperative for developing countries to increase their investment in the livestock sector, especially among small and medium scale enterprises.
According the organisation’s publication on the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA), “more efforts and robust governance are required to ensure that the world’s livestock sector responds to a growing demand for animal products and at the same time contributes to poverty reduction, food security, environmental sustainability and human health as the sector is of great importance to the livelihoods of around one billion poor people.’’
Jacques Diouf, the Director-General argued that, “the rapid transition of the livestock sector has been taking place in an institutional void. The issue of governance is central. Identifying and defining the appropriate role of government, in its broadest sense, is the cornerstone on which future development of the livestock sector must build.”
He said “Efforts are needed to ensure that this rapidly growing sector contributes fully to food security and poverty reduction, moving towards a ‘more responsible livestock sector.”





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