Optimizing livestock farming in urban agriculture

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpoolen
cg.contributor.affiliationUppsala Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.creator.identifierDelia Grace: 0000-0002-0195-9489en
cg.creator.identifierElizabeth Cook: 0000-0001-6081-8363en
cg.creator.identifierJohanna Lindahl: 0000-0002-1175-0398en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.urlhttps://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/product/3-190-9781786766434en
cg.isbn978-1-78676-316-7en
cg.placeCambridge, UKen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriAGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen
dc.contributor.authorCook, Elizabeth A.J.en
dc.contributor.authorLindahl, Johanna F.en
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-27T13:16:44Zen
dc.date.available2020-02-27T13:16:44Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/107299
dc.titleOptimizing livestock farming in urban agricultureen
dcterms.abstractThis chapter summarizes the importance of urbanization and how this increases the consumption of livestock products (LP). This increased demand, alongside infrastructure challenges making transporting and storing LP challenging, encourages urban livestock, close to the final consumer. While data on urban livestock keeping is limited, substantive evidence indicates that large numbers of livestock are kept, and that many processing and retailing activities occur in cities. Key issues for urban livestock keeping are related to human health, nutrition, environment, economy and ethics, and while it has many benefits, it is also implicated in significant problems. The chapter describes these in depth, with reviews of key research. The importance of research in optimizing urban livestock systems is demonstrated by a case study from Nairobi. The chapter concludes with a section on how research can contribute to enhanced, sustainable livestock keeping in cities, followed by a guide to finding additional information and references.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGrace, D., Cook, E. and Lindahl, J. 2020. Optimizing livestock farming in urban agriculture. In: Wiskerke, J.S.C. (ed), Achieving sustainable urban agriculture. Cambridge, UK: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing.en
dcterms.issued2020-02-18en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseOther
dcterms.publisherBurleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limiteden
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjecturban agricultureen
dcterms.subjectanimal productionen
dcterms.subjectlivestocken
dcterms.typeBook Chapter

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