date:Jul 06, 2012
s continuing to rise and, as it does, increased attention is given to the impact livestock farming has on water resources and its contribution to climate change, said the FAO.
At present a variety of methods are used to measure and assess how the environment is affected by animal raising, which makes it hard to compare results and work out priorities to improve environmental performance along supply chains.
Senior FAO livestock policy officer Pierre Gerber said:We must establish a shared under