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Identifying economic and financial drivers of industrial livestock production - the case of the global chicken industry

Identifying economic and financial drivers of industrial livestock production - the case of the global chicken industry

2022-06-10

Tiny Beam Fund;

This report articulates the asymmetries of power and policies that give rise to corporate concentration in livestock industries, in particular poultry.Another aim of this report is to provide an analytical framework on how to research economic and global finance drivers of corporate expansion and concentration of industrialized livestock production systems in low- and middle-income countries. It explains how to map the economic organization of livestock industries from the local to global level. For example: What are the spheres of influence? How is market power concentrated in corporations? What are the firm ownership structures? What are the investment portfolios of public development banks?The framework is followed by an analysis of the economic organization of the global poultry genetics industry. Lastly, the report presents a case of how global finance and corporate consolidation is linked to the Indian poultry industry, examining how corporate concentration and public policies have shaped the Indian poultry industry into vertically integrated broiler production systems.This report helps front-line persons and policy-makers understand the pathways and power-sharing practices between international and domestic private and public capital that support industrial livestock production systems and their negative externalities. It provides evidence that they can use to identify and address power imbalance in a financialized livestock industry, characterized by spheres of influences and political clientelism between IFIs, LMICs governments, multinational firms and domestic agribusinesses. 

Livelihood transitions in low- and middle-income countries: From animal agriculture to alternative proteins

Livelihood transitions in low- and middle-income countries: From animal agriculture to alternative proteins

2022-06-13

Tiny Beam Fund;

* This report provides insights into whether and how it is possible for commercial livestock producers and other people involved in the animal agriculture sector to transition to other livelihoods and sources of income, if and when there is a dietary and market shift away from animal-sourced foods and towards alternative proteins. Brazil is used as a case study. * Key lessons learned: (1) Relatively few examples of farmers and ranchers having actually transitioned out of animal agriculture into alternative protein production. (2) No examples of transition programs supporting farmer transitions away from animal agriculture in low- and middle-income countries. (3) Potential challenges and barriers for farmers include economic viability, lack of knowledge, skepticism or judgment from other farmers. (4) But some farmers recognize that growing crops can be less labor intensive and an integrated crop-livestock farming system can be beneficial.* The conclusion is that characterizing the opportunities and risks for livestock farmers is necessarily speculative. It is difficult to state with any certainty how likely any one outcome is, or on what timescale or magnitude. Nonetheless, being proactive rather than reactive, thinking through, and systematically generating awareness of possible outcomes (both positive and negative) is a necessary if insufficient step towards being able to guide actions that could secure the best-possible futures for farmers. 

The Climate Crisis and Its Impacts on Farmworkers

The Climate Crisis and Its Impacts on Farmworkers

2022-05-05

Farmworker Justice;

This Issue brief was prepared for Farmworker Justice's Environmental Justice Symposium (May 17 & 18th, 2022) addressing the impacts of the climate crisis on farmworkers in the areas of heat stress, pesticide exposure, food security, and water access.

National Agricultural Workers Survey 2019-2020 Selected Statisticsdraft title

National Agricultural Workers Survey 2019-2020 Selected Statisticsdraft title

2022-06-15

Farmworker Justice;

This fact sheet summarizes key findings from the recently released 2019-20 results of the U.S. Department of Labor's National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS).

Las universidades públicas de Argentina como instituciones clave para la reducción del consumo de productos de origen animal: Actores, intereses y prácticas involucradas para lograr el compromiso de incorporar menús 100% vegetales en sus comedores estudiantiles

Las universidades públicas de Argentina como instituciones clave para la reducción del consumo de productos de origen animal: Actores, intereses y prácticas involucradas para lograr el compromiso de incorporar menús 100% vegetales en sus comedores estudiantiles

2022-06-15

Tiny Beam Fund;

¿Qué cuestiones prácticas hay que tener en cuenta si se desea que los comedores de las universidades públicas de Argentina sirvan comida vegetariana, o mejor aún, basada en plantas? ¿Qué medidas prácticas se pueden tomar para que esto ocurra y se mantenga a largo plazo? ¿Servir comidas vegetarianas puede ahorrar dinero a las universidades, reducir el impacto medioambiental y ayudar a los estudiantes a adoptar una dieta vegetariana?Los temas clave que se tratan en este informe son (1) Funcionamiento de los comedores universitarios. (2) Presupuestos de los comedores universitarios, con un análisis del presupuesto de la Universidad de La Plata. (3) Reglamentos de los comedores (por ejemplo, quiénes los integran y cómo se toman decisiones). (4) Usuarios de los comedores (por ejemplo, si están interesados en las comidas vegetarianas/basadas en plantas). (5) Relevancia para otras comunidades (por ejemplo, el programa "Argentina contra el hambre"). (6) La necesidad de tener en cuenta la cocción, la calidad y el sabor de la comida. (7) Estrategias de comunicación para que la oferta de comida vegetariana en los comedores universitarios sea un éxito (por ejemplo, hacer que la elección de la comida vegetariana sea sencilla y visible para los usuarios de los comedores, que no sientan que tienen que revisar información compleja, o haya una motivación específica para cambiar sus hábitos; hacer que la comida vegetariana sea la opción por defecto y no una opción). (9) Estrategias para mantener el interés por la comida vegetariana en los comedores universitarios y reducir el consumo de carne a lo largo del tiempo (por ejemplo, presentar la comida basada en plantas como una forma de mitigar el cambio climático, contribuir a la soberanía alimentaria, reducir el desperdicio de alimentos, apoyar a las minorías culturales y religiosas). (10) Infografía sobre el impacto medioambiental si los comedores universitarios ofrecen menús basados en plantas.

Public universities in Argentina as critical institutions for reducing animal food product consumption: Actors, interests, and practices involved in achieving a commitment to incorporate 100% vegetable menus in their student canteens

Public universities in Argentina as critical institutions for reducing animal food product consumption: Actors, interests, and practices involved in achieving a commitment to incorporate 100% vegetable menus in their student canteens

2022-06-15

Tiny Beam Fund;

What practical issues should one consider if one wants canteens in public universities in Argentina to serve vegetarian food? What practical steps can one take to make this happen and to sustain it for the long term? Can serving vegetarian meals save universities money, reduce environmental impacts, and help students adopt a vegetarian diet?Key topics covered in this report include: (1) Operations of university canteens. (2) Budgets of university canteens, with an analysis of the budget of the University of La Plata. (3) Canteen regulations (e.g. who make them). (4) Users of canteens (e.g. are they interested in vegetarian /plant-based meals). (5) Relevance for other communities (e.g. "Argentina against Hunger"). (6) The need to consider the cooking, quality, and taste of the food. (7) Communication strategies to make offering vegetarian food in university canteens a success (e.g. make the choice of vegetarian food simple and easily visible to canteen users so they do not feel that they have to review complex information or change their habit; make vegetarian food the default rather than an option). (9) Strategies to sustain interest in vegetarian foods in university canteens and reduce meat consumption over time (e.g. present plant-based food as a way to mitigate climate change, contribute to food sovereignty, reduce food waste, support cultural and religious minorities). (10) Infographics of environmental impacts if university canteens offer plant-based menus.

How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Affecting Global Agricultural Markets

How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Affecting Global Agricultural Markets

2022-05-02

American Enterprise Institute;

The war in Ukraine has roiled commodity markets and raised concerns about global food security. Ongoing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors had already driven up food prices before Russia's invasion. Poor harvests in South America, strong global demand, and supply-chain issues reduced grain and oilseed inventories, driving prices to their highest levels since 2011–13. Vegetable oil prices have also been at record levels, reflecting a short South American soybean crop, reduced palm oil supplies due to harvest problems in Malaysia, and sharply increased use of palm and soybean oil for biodiesel production. Prices of key energy-intensive inputs such as fuel, fertilizer, and pesticides have also been at near-record levels.Russia's invasion of Ukraine will further disrupt global markets, hurt global grain supplies in the short term, and, by disrupting natural gas and fertilizer markets, negatively affect producers as they enter a new planting season. This could further increase already high food prices and have serious consequences for low-income net food–importing countries, many of which have seen an increase in malnourishment rates3 over the past few years in the face of pandemic disruptions.

2022 Global Report on Food Crises

2022 Global Report on Food Crises

2022-05-04

Food Insecurity Information Network (FSIN);

The 2022 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC 2022) highlights the remarkably high severity and numbers of people in Crisis or worse (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above) or equivalent in 53 countries/territories, driven by persistent conflict, pre-existing and COVID-19-related economic shocks, and weather extremes. The number identified in the 2022 edition is the highest in the report's six-year existence. The report is produced by the Global Network against Food Crises (which includes WFP), an international alliance working to address the root causes of extreme hunger.

Europe Eats the World: How the EU’s Food Production and Consumption Impact the Planet

Europe Eats the World: How the EU’s Food Production and Consumption Impact the Planet

2022-05-23

Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF);

Despite being the world's largest exporter of agri-food products in economic terms, the EU carries a significant trade deficit when measured for what actually matters in nutritional terms, such as calories and proteins. The EU consumes more than its fair share and our current high levels of food production are only possible thanks to massive imports of resources.

Las universidades públicas de Argentina como instituciones clave para la reducción del consumo de productos de origen animal: Actores, intereses y prácticas involucradas para lograr el compromiso de incorporar menús 100% vegetales en sus comedores estudiantiles

Las universidades públicas de Argentina como instituciones clave para la reducción del consumo de productos de origen animal: Actores, intereses y prácticas involucradas para lograr el compromiso de incorporar menús 100% vegetales en sus comedores estudiantiles

2022-07-18

Tiny Beam Fund;

¿Qué cuestiones prácticas hay que tener en cuenta si se desea que los comedores de las universidades públicas de Argentina sirvan comida vegetariana, o mejor aún, basada en plantas? ¿Qué medidas prácticas se pueden tomar para que esto ocurra y se mantenga a largo plazo? ¿Servir comidas vegetarianas puede ahorrar dinero a las universidades, reducir el impacto medioambiental y ayudar a los estudiantes a adoptar una dieta vegetariana?Los temas clave que se tratan en este informe son (1) Funcionamiento de los comedores universitarios. (2) Presupuestos de los comedores universitarios, con un análisis del presupuesto de la Universidad de La Plata. (3) Reglamentos de los comedores (por ejemplo, quiénes los integran y cómo se toman decisiones). (4) Usuarios de los comedores (por ejemplo, si están interesados en las comidas vegetarianas/basadas en plantas). (5) Relevancia para otras comunidades (por ejemplo, el programa "Argentina contra el hambre"). (6) La necesidad de tener en cuenta la cocción, la calidad y el sabor de la comida. (7) Estrategias de comunicación para que la oferta de comida vegetariana en los comedores universitarios sea un éxito (por ejemplo, hacer que la elección de la comida vegetariana sea sencilla y visible para los usuarios de los comedores, que no sientan que tienen que revisar información compleja, o haya una motivación específica para cambiar sus hábitos; hacer que la comida vegetariana sea la opción por defecto y no una opción). (9) Estrategias para mantener el interés por la comida vegetariana en los comedores universitarios y reducir el consumo de carne a lo largo del tiempo (por ejemplo, presentar la comida basada en plantas como una forma de mitigar el cambio climático, contribuir a la soberanía alimentaria, reducir el desperdicio de alimentos, apoyar a las minorías culturales y religiosas). (10) Infografía sobre el impacto medioambiental si los comedores universitarios ofrecen menús basados en plantas.

Las universidades públicas de Argentina como instituciones clave para la reducción del consumo de productos de origen animal: Actores, intereses y prácticas involucradas para lograr el compromiso de incorporar menús 100% vegetales en sus comedores estudiantiles

Las universidades públicas de Argentina como instituciones clave para la reducción del consumo de productos de origen animal: Actores, intereses y prácticas involucradas para lograr el compromiso de incorporar menús 100% vegetales en sus comedores estudiantiles

2022-06-15

Tiny Beam Fund;

¿Qué cuestiones prácticas hay que tener en cuenta si se desea que los comedores de las universidades públicas de Argentina sirvan comida vegetariana, o mejor aún, basada en plantas? ¿Qué medidas prácticas se pueden tomar para que esto ocurra y se mantenga a largo plazo? ¿Servir comidas vegetarianas puede ahorrar dinero a las universidades, reducir el impacto medioambiental y ayudar a los estudiantes a adoptar una dieta vegetariana?Los temas clave que se tratan en este informe son (1) Funcionamiento de los comedores universitarios. (2) Presupuestos de los comedores universitarios, con un análisis del presupuesto de la Universidad de La Plata. (3) Reglamentos de los comedores (por ejemplo, quiénes los integran y cómo se toman decisiones). (4) Usuarios de los comedores (por ejemplo, si están interesados en las comidas vegetarianas/basadas en plantas). (5) Relevancia para otras comunidades (por ejemplo, el programa "Argentina contra el hambre"). (6) La necesidad de tener en cuenta la cocción, la calidad y el sabor de la comida. (7) Estrategias de comunicación para que la oferta de comida vegetariana en los comedores universitarios sea un éxito (por ejemplo, hacer que la elección de la comida vegetariana sea sencilla y visible para los usuarios de los comedores, que no sientan que tienen que revisar información compleja, o haya una motivación específica para cambiar sus hábitos; hacer que la comida vegetariana sea la opción por defecto y no una opción). (9) Estrategias para mantener el interés por la comida vegetariana en los comedores universitarios y reducir el consumo de carne a lo largo del tiempo (por ejemplo, presentar la comida basada en plantas como una forma de mitigar el cambio climático, contribuir a la soberanía alimentaria, reducir el desperdicio de alimentos, apoyar a las minorías culturales y religiosas). (10) Infografía sobre el impacto medioambiental si los comedores universitarios ofrecen menús basados en plantas.

Reviving the Deadzone

Reviving the Deadzone

2022-01-10

Union of Concerned Scientists;

For more than 30 years, scientists have investigated an area of deep water in the Gulf known as a "dead zone," which contains so little oxygen that fish and other marine life flee from it or die (Hazen et al. 2009). In the summer of 2017, it swelled to the size of New Jersey. The size of this area experiencing often fatally low levels of oxygen—what scientists call hypoxia— varies depending upon spring rains and snow melt. These carry large quantities of excess soil nutrients, largely nitrogen, down the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers to the Gulf. There, this polluted water sets off a chain reaction of ecological and economic consequences straining the resilience of diverse fishing operations and local communities that depend upon a healthy Gulf for their livelihoods.

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