The global livestock agenda: Opportunities and challenges
The global livestock sector is diverse, undergoing rapid change and frequently
misunderstood. Livestock impact issues of major global concern, including food security,
poverty alleviation and environmental and human health. But these impacts differ greatly
across the globe, depending on factors such as the levels of wealth or poverty in a
country/region, the livestock commodity, consumer demands, the policy environment and
the livestock production system. This paper explores global trends in the livestock sector in