Optimizing livestock farming in urban agriculture

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpoolen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUppsala Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.creator.identifierDelia Grace: 0000-0002-0195-9489en_US
cg.creator.identifierElizabeth Cook: 0000-0001-6081-8363en_US
cg.creator.identifierJohanna Lindahl: 0000-0002-1175-0398en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://shop.bdspublishing.com/store/bds/detail/product/3-190-9781786766434en_US
cg.isbn978-1-78676-316-7en_US
cg.placeCambridge, UKen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriAGRICULTUREen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTIONen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen_US
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen_US
dc.contributor.authorCook, Elizabeth A.J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLindahl, Johanna F.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-27T13:16:44Zen_US
dc.date.available2020-02-27T13:16:44Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/107299en_US
dc.titleOptimizing livestock farming in urban agricultureen_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen_US
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_US
dcterms.issued2020-02-18en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseOtheren_US
dcterms.publisherBurleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limiteden_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.subjecturban agricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal productionen_US
dcterms.subjectlivestocken_US
dcterms.typeBook Chapteren_US

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