Key References and Background Material
These
reports are intended to contribute to solving one of today's most crucial
agricultural dilemmas: how to find a balance between a fast growing global
demand for food and the need to sustain the natural resource base of land,
water, air and biological diversity. They are a direct response to the
concern for food security, as expressed at the World Food Summit, and to
the concern expressed for the environment through several international
conventions, such as the International Convention on Biological Diversity,
the Montreal Protocol on the emission of greenhouse gases and the Convention
to Combat Desertification. They are also cast in the light of changes in
the global trade environment, following the Uruguay Round Agreement, which
may bring about significant changes in the patterns of trade in livestock
and livestock products.
Fully aware of these concerns, a
group of multilateral and bilateral donors and other organisations undertook
to identify ways to help the livestock sector to satisfy future demands
while at the same time preserving the natural resource base. These are
the Commission of the European Union, DANIDA of Denmark, the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, the Ministère de la Coopération
of France, BMZ through GTZ in Germany, the Directorate General of International
Cooperation of the Netherlands, the Overseas Development Administration
of the United Kingdom, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Agency
for International Development of the United States, and the World Bank.
Focussing on livestock production
and processing, which often have been associated with negative environmental
effects, these reports identify how to alleviate the negative and enhance
the positive impact of livestock on the environment and thereby contribute
to the sustainable use of the natural resource base. The summary report
is directed at policy makers. In parallel, the fuller version is directed
mainly at a technical audience in the domains of agricultural development,
livestock production and the environment.
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