Cattle milk and meat production and marketing systems and opportunities for market-orientation in Fogera woreda, Amhara region, Ethiopia

Posted on 28 May 2010 by Zerihun Sewunet

This working paper by Belete Anteneh, Azage Tegegne, Fekadu Beyene and Berhanu Gebremedhin on Cattle milk and meat production and marketing systems and opportunities for market-orientation in Fogera woreda, Amhara region, Ethiopia was released on 26 May, 2010 This study was conducted in Fogera woreda, South Gondar Zone of the Amhara National Regional State in … Continue reading →

Animal Products / Knowledge and Information / Livestock

Information technology and manure have a symbiotic relationship

Posted on 20 May 2010 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

America’s dairy farmers could soon find themselves in the computer business, with the manure from their cows possibly powering the vast data centers of companies like Google and Microsoft. While not immediately intuitive, the idea plays on two trends: the building of computing centers in more rural locales, and dairy farmers’ efforts to deal with … Continue reading →

Animal Products / Climate Change

This Earth Day, go vegan

Posted on 26 Apr 2010 by Dorine Adhoch • Leave a comment

Celebrate Earth Day by admitting that meat-eating causes environmental destruction and changing your diet … Approximately 1 billion people will participate in Earth Day celebrations this month, and today alone countless people will plant trees, clean up rivers, pledge not to use plastic bags and decide to walk rather than drive. All of this helps, … Continue reading →

Animal Products / Climate Change

Carnivorous climate skeptics in the media

Posted on 26 Apr 2010 by Dorine Adhoch • Leave a comment

Earlier this month, the food news cycle took a spin for the better for carnivores concerned with the environmental impact of their diet. Fox News and the Washington Times offered the brightest rays of hope, introducing stories with the headlines “Eat Less Meat, Reduce Global Warming—Or Not” and “Meat, dairy diet not tied to global … Continue reading →

Animal Products / Climate Change / Livestock

5 things you need to know about grass-fed beef

Posted on 23 Apr 2010 by Dorine Adhoch • Leave a comment

The organic movement has taken the world by storm. But what’s truly healthy and what’s just hype? The manager of a grass-fed beef farm breaks it down. With skeptical, beef-centric films like Food, Inc. and Fast Food Nation encouraging the American consumer to question the source of their meat, how do you know what to … Continue reading →

Animal Products / Climate Change / Livestock

Climate change: The animal connection

Posted on 15 Apr 2010 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

In the April 2010 issue of Veterinary Practice, Andrew Knight argues that “reducing the production of meat could help solve one of the world’s major problems.” Read more … (Veterinary Practice) Continue reading →

Animal Products / Climate Change / Livestock

Scientist: Don’t blame cows for climate change

Posted on 26 Mar 2010 by Dorine Adhoch • Leave a comment

A scientist in the United States has questioned the impact meat and diary production has on climate change, and accused the United Nations of exaggerating the link. In 2006, a report published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) titled “Livestock’s Long Shadow,” claimed meat production was responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas … Continue reading →

Africa / Animal Products / Food Safety / Trade

Africa gets places at World food safety table

Posted on 25 Mar 2010 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

Africa is getting chairs at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) table where food safety and animal and plant health issues are decided. africa-apple-featured.jpgWTO is giving observer status to three regional organizations of African counties on its Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Committee. WTO’s new observers are the Economic Committee for West African States (ECOWAS), the Committee … Continue reading →

Animal Health / Animal Products / Epidemiology / Trade

Globalization and one health: A gateway to the future?

Posted on 25 Mar 2010 by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) • Leave a comment

On Tuesday March 17, at the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) annual meeting in Kansas City, Mo., more than 250 livestock industry professionals gathered for NIAA’s theme of “One Health: Implications for Animal Agriculture.” One Health is a collaborative effort of multiple disciplines to obtain optimal health for people, animals and the environment. The … Continue reading →

Animal Products / Climate Change / Livestock

Meat, dairy diet not tied to global warming

Posted on 25 Mar 2010 by ILRI Communications • Leave a comment

Forget all that indecorous talk of animal flatulence, cow burps, vegetarianism and global warming. Welcome to Cowgate. Lower consumption of meat and dairy products will not have a major impact in combating global warming — despite persistent claims that link such diets to more greenhouse gases. So says a report presented Monday before the American … Continue reading →