It is essential to retain a variety of livestock breeds to ensure a genetic pool of resilient characteristics that can adapt to climate change.  |  Stock photo

Livestock diversity key to food security

Our livestock is increasingly being raised indoors and fed on concentrate feed that is often imported. Intensive production of chickens, pigs and dairy cows is based on a few breeds worldwide. These developments are risky, as we and future generations are losing the potential to adapt livestock production systems to increasingly harsh conditions, such as […] Read more