Developing countries would suffer if livestock numbers were reduced to cut worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, a visiting expert says.
Iain Wright from the International Livestock Research Institute is in Australia this week to look at ways emissions from livestock can be curbed while not adversely affecting global food supplies.
He advocates improved livestock feeding systems for small farmers in developing countries.
Emissions from livestock represents about 18 per cent of the contribution to global warming.
Despite “bad press” surrounding their emissions, cattle are vital, particularly for 600 million poor people around the globe who rely on them as income, Dr Wright says.
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