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Nitrogen (N) plays a dual role in the agri-food system: it is an essential nutrient for all life forms, yet also an environmental pollutant causing a range of environmental...

Key messages: This report provides a comprehensive assessment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock agrifood systems, comprising farm gate, land-use change (LUC) and supply...

Kyrgyzstan is a livestock country. A large part of the country’s land area serves as pasture for its 1.7 million cattle and 6.3 million sheep and goats. Pastoral and...

CONTEXT Colombia has a total of 27.2 million heads of cattle, ranking fourth among the Latin American countries. Identifying sustainable strategies to mitigate greenhouse gas...

Should we eat meat, eggs, dairy and other animal-sourced foods? If so, how should we produce them and how much should we...

Key messages This report looks at the potential implications of a growing market in meat alternatives for food systems’ ability to tackle the triple challenge of providing food security and...

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2022-2031 provides a consensus-based assessment of the ten-year prospects for agricultural commodity and fish markets at national, regional, and global levels, and serves as a reference for forward-looking...

This article reviews how food system activities contribute to climate change and how dietary changes affect food systems. It shows that while emissions from food...

Livest ock contributes to the livelihoods of 1.7 billion smallholder farme rs in the Global South, and plays a crucial economic role for approximately 60% of rural households in developing...

A dietary shift from animal-based foods to plant-based foods in high-income nations could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from direct agricultural production and increase carbon sequestration if...