People, plate and planet
<p>This report sets out to integrate three important issues related to food. It asks what changes to diets and food-related behaviours could:</p> <p>• Improve the ‘healthiness’ of the
Animal Products
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Hundred and fifty-first report on the petition praying for review of meat export policy
The Committee on Petitions of Rajya Sabha under the Chairmanship of Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, MP, presented its Hundred and Fifty-first Report to the Rajya Sabha on 13th February, 2014 on the petition
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Dietary greenhouse gas emissions of meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians and vegans in the UK
The production of animal-based foods is associated with higher greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than plant-based foods. The objective of this study was to estimate the difference in dietary GHG emissions
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OECD-FAO agricultural outlook 2014-2023
This twentieth edition of the Agricultural Outlook published jointly by OECD and FAO provides market projections to 2023 for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish across 41 countries and 12 regions. In a special focus on India, the Outlook projects sustained food production and consumption growth, led by value-added sectors like dairy production and aquaculture.
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The best use of UK agricultural land
The aim of the report was to understand the amount of additional land needed and provide a simple, clear vision for UK agricultural land use and a set of principles to guide future decision-making. The
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Land, irrigation water, greenhouse gas, and reactive nitrogen burdens of meat, eggs, and dairy production in the United States
Livestock-based food production is an important and pervasive way humans impact the environment. It causes about one-fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions, and is the key land user and source of water
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Bhutan Livestock Statistics 2013
The Livestock Statistics 2013 is the 8th series of statistics publication by the Department of Livestock (DoL) in its comprehensive effort to record information on livestock and production in the Kingdom
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Meeting climate targets may require reducing diet of meat and dairy
Greenhouse gas emissions from food production may threaten the UN climate target of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, according to research at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden.
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The Agricultural Biosecurity Bill, 2013: Committee on Agriculture (2013-2014)
<p>The fifty-sixth report on 'The Agricultural Biosecurity Bill 2013' presented by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture in Lok Sabha on 5th Febraury 2014.</p>
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Meat atlas 2014: facts and figures about the animals we eat
<p><a href="http://indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/meat_atlas2014.pdf" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/animal.gif" style="width: 270px; height: 209px; margin: 7px; float: right;" /></a>This meat atlas published by Heinrich Boell Foundation sheds light on the impacts of meat and dairy production in Europe, across the United States and in the emerging economies of China and India. It aims to catalyse the debate over the need for better, safer and more sustainable food and farming.</p>