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Title
Feed versus Food: The Future Challenge and Balance for Farming
Author(s)
Zhou, Zhang-Yue
Issue Date
Aug 13 2003
Publication Type
Conference Paper/ Presentation
DOI and Other Identifiers
10.22004/ag.econ.124016
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/124016
PURL Identifier
http://purl.umn.edu/124016
Language
English
Total Pages
15
Note
Demand for livestock products in the past
three decades has increased rapidly, especially
in developing countries. This increase
has resulted in, and will continue to cause,
increased demand for livestock feed. This paper
examines existing projections of global
feed demand and supply with an emphasis on
China. It first presents the emerging trends in
demand for feed and food, followed by global
perspectives of feed demand and supply. It
then highlights the challenges facing future
farming in its endeavour to meet the increasing
demand for feed. Finally, the paper sheds
light on whether the livestock revolution will
offer much opportunity to farmers, especially
small farmers in the developing countries and
those at home in Australia.
Record Appears in
Crawford Fund > 2003: The Livestock Revolution: A Pathway from Poverty?, 13 August 2003