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Contributions of livestock-derived foods to nutrient supply under changing demand in low- and middle-income countries

Contributions of livestock-derived foods to nutrient supply under changing demand in low- and middle-income countries

Enahoro, Dolapo, Lannerstad, Mats ORCID: 0000-0002-5116-3198, Pfeifer, Catherine and Dominguez-Salas, Paula ORCID: 0000-0001-8753-4221 (2018) Contributions of livestock-derived foods to nutrient supply under changing demand in low- and middle-income countries. Global Food Security, 19. pp. 1-10. ISSN 2211-9124 (Print), 2211-9124 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2018.08.002)

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Abstract

The potential to use large-scale dietary transformations to meet nutritional needs of the world’s poorest populations may have been largely overlooked. A case study is presented of food nutrient supplies in eight selected countries within the context of their growing demand for livestock-derived food (LDF). For almost all the countries and under a range of scenarios of economic and climatic change in 2050, we find that per capita protein supply from LDF will increase relative to that from plant sources. Survey data indicate higher LDF consumption, up to 22%, among children in households that keep livestock compared to others. However, projections that four of the selected countries will import at least 40% of their LDF protein highlight the opportunity to increase livestock sector production and the potential to develop smallholder inclusive policies.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/).
Uncontrolled Keywords: Livestock; Production; Nutrition; Trade; Livelihoods; Scenarios
Subjects: S Agriculture > SF Animal culture
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: Faculty of Engineering & Science
Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute
Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Food & Markets Department
Last Modified: 09 Sep 2021 10:43
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/29123

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