Sustainable niche for farmed animals in food systems: deep leverage points for change (SustAnimalFood)
Description of the granted funding
The production and consumption of meat, milk and other products from farmed animals has become a subject of heated and politicised debate. The arguments for and against livestock agriculture are conflicting. At best, farmed animals can occupy a multifaceted niche in sustainable food production and land use and deliver multiple benefits that go beyond nutritious food for humans, such as recycling nutrients in the farming environment, and maintaining biodiversity. However, this range of benefits has been eroding with our single focus on production kilos, which has turned animals into a single most polluting sector of agriculture. SustAnimalFood project will scrutinize a sustainable niche for farmed animals. What of value have we gained and lost on the way? What possibly lies in the future? And what is our appetite for animals, both on our land and on our plates?
Show moreStarting year
2022
End year
2026
Granted funding
Role in consortium of the Academy of Finland
Partner
Other consortium parties
Funder
Research Council of Finland
Funding instrument
Academy projects
Other information
Funding decision number
350650
Fields of science
Agronomy
Research fields
Maataloustieteet
Identified topics
food, foodstuffs, food industry