Global food security – Part 4; Enhancing a struggling food system

Abstract

Global food security – Part 4; Enhancing a struggling food system World Bank has characterized the livestock sector as a "pillar of the global food system and a contributor to poverty reduction, food security and agricultural development." (3) At the same time, World Bank also points out that improvements are needed in the livestock sector. In addition to increasing production efficiency, one area needing improvement is the reduction of the environmental impact of the livestock industry. Professor Curtis R Youngs, the M.E. Ensminger Endowed Chair of International Animal Agriculture at Iowa State University, analyses the flaws of the food system in his fourth part analysis of global food security.