Livestock are a critically important component of the food system, however, the sector needs a profound transformation to ensure that it contributes to a rapid transition towards sustainable food...

Despite our obsession with carbon dioxide, methane could be a handier ally to fight climate change.

Scientists find micro-organisms from the bovine stomach have ability to degrade polyesters in lab setting.

Microorganisms, like bacteria and fungi, are becoming an emerging resource for the development of eco-sustainable plastic degradation and recycling processes. In this study, the rumen content from cattle (Bos taurus) was...

This study performed a spatially explicit assessment of biogas potential of farm manure in Europe at 1 km spatial resolution. The Gridded Livestock of the World (GLW) database from FAO...

Nigeria’s federal and state governments are struggling to implement a National Livestock Transformation Plan that seeks to curb the movement of cattle across the country and reduce deadly herder-farmer...

Despite the ongoing collapse of Zimbabwe’s economy that has resulted in the contraction of markets and the higher cost of fuel and associated transport challenges, the decision-making capabilities fostered through participatory...

The Chololo village project exemplified agroecological principles and the integration of multiple practices to create positive ecological interactions and synergy between animals, crops, trees, soil and water...

The farmers’ organization FUMA Gaskiya has chosen to disseminate agricultural techniques that its members, primarily rural subsistence farmers, can afford. The agroecological practices promoted...

Farmers have found that silvopasture systems with F. thonningii have built the adaptive capacity of both their farmland and landscapes. They are not only able...