Climate Change

UK scientists say eating less meat can save planet

Cutting down meat consumption and adopting a more "flexitarian" diet that includes more plant-based products could help combat some of the world's biggest problems including emission of green house

Publication Date: 
12/10/2018
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Green House Gases, Climate Impacts, Livestock, Scientists
Animal Care

Milk proteins, health issues and its implications on National Livestock Breeding Policy of India

Increasing evidence supporting the correlation between bovine beta-casein and disorders in milk consumers has led to the development and popularity of A2 milk and milk products worldwide. The indigenous cattle population of India harbours the preferred A2 allele of beta casein; however, genetic improvement of this c

Publication Date: 
10/10/2018
Ashish Kumar, Bakul Rao, Arun Kumar De
Current Science
115
7
1393-1398
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Livestock, Animal Breeding, Nutrition, Milk
Climate Change

Scaling up climate-smart agriculture through the Africa climate business plan

Scaling up climate-smart agriculture in Africa is vital to ending hunger and boosting shared prosperity on the continent. The Africa Climate Business Plan (ACBP) launched at the twenty-first Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris is an important step toward addressing the interlinked challenges of food security and climate change.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2018
The World Bank
Tags:
Climate Change, Agriculture, Africa, Livestock, Food Security
Climate Change

Environmental change, adaptation strategies and the relevance of migration in Sub-Saharan drylands

Understanding coping and adaptation behaviour of different population groups in the context of global environmental change has become increasingly important, especially in regions with high vulnerability such as Sub-Saharan drylands.

Publication Date: 
26/09/2018
Charlotte Wiederkehr, Michael Beckmann, Kathleen Hermans
Environmental Research Letters
1-18
Tags:
Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, Africa, Agriculture, Livestock, Migration, Water Management, Deserts
Agriculture

Political will helping shift Africa’s farming to large scale ventures, says new report

Rwanda, Ethiopia and Ghana are emerging as African models for pairing political will with government action to transform smallholder farms into businesses.

Publication Date: 
26/09/2018
East African (Kenya)
Tags:
Agriculture, Farmers, Climate Change, Land, Livestock, Horticulture, Africa, Politics
Animal Care

Rapid, widespread African swine fever in China believed to be through pork

Tracking meat and meat products from pigs infected with African swine fever is key to fight the spread of the highly viral disease as it can survive in processed food, the Deputy head of the World

Publication Date: 
11/09/2018
Tags:
Animal Care, Livestock, Animal Diseases, China, Pigs, Swine Flu, Diseases
Animal Care

Japan culls 546 hogs after detecting first swine fever outbreak in 26 years

TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Following Japan's first outbreak of swine fever in 26 years, a local government said on Tuesday it had culled 546 hogs in the centre of Honshu, the country's largest and

Publication Date: 
11/09/2018
Tags:
Animal Care, Swine Flu, Influenza, Japan, Livestock, Pigs, China, Animal Diseases
Animal Care

What is the safe operating space for EU livestock?

Europe’s animal farming sector has exceeded safe bounds for greenhouse gas emissions, nutrient flows and biodiversity loss, and urgently needs to be scaled back, according to a major report.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2018
Allan Buckwell, Elisabet Nadeu
The RISE Foundation
Tags:
Livestock, Animal Products, European Union (EU), Green House Gases
Forests

Tanzania: Kisarawe DC Launches 'Operation Jokate' Against Invaders of Forests

Kisarawe — Kisarawe District Commissioner Jokate Mwegelo has ordered all those carrying out agricultural and livestock activities in Ruvu South and Kazimzumbwi forests in the district to vacate the

Publication Date: 
09/08/2018
All Africa
Tags:
Forest, Forest Encroachments, Tanzania, Livestock, Agriculture, Forest Conservation, Africa
Natural Disasters

Germany considering aid for livestock farms after drought

Germany’s government is considering special aid for livestock farmers to help them overcome a sharp rise in animal feed prices after this summer’s drought, German agriculture minister Julia Kloeckn

Publication Date: 
02/08/2018
Reuters
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Droughts, Disaster Management, Livestock, Germany, Drought Relief, Europe

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