date:Apr 09, 2014
remains centred on the north east, while 30% of cattle are fattened in central provinces, such as Henan. Water shortages plague both regions, while heavily populated central provinces are struggling with the effects of pollution.
The countrys Department of Environmental Protection revealed last month that livestock accounted for three billion tons of waste production in 2012, up 400% in a decade. Livestock effluent accounts for 45% of Chinas chemical oxygen demand (COD), 25% of nitrogen emis