Urban livestock keeping: Leveraging for food and nutrition security

Abstract

In spite of the importance of urban livestock keeping in providing the urban populations with livelihoods and nutritious foods, this phenomenon does have both benefits and negative effects. Here we explore the different strengths and weaknesses of urban livestock systems, including the risks for transmission of diseases and contribution to poor sanitation. In addition we look at the opportunities and threats that urban livestock keeping may face in the future, which are often dependent on policies and public attitudes.

Keywords

Animal-source foods; Disease emergence; Food safety; Food security; Food-borne diseases; Policy making; Public opinion; Regulations; Urban agriculture; Urban livestock keeping; Urban planning; Urbanization; Vector-borne diseases; Zoonoses

Published in

Title: Encyclopedia of Food Security and Sustainability
Publisher: Elsevier

SLU Authors

• Lindahl, Johanna

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    
  • International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
  • Uppsala University

• Magnusson, Ulf

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Pathobiology

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100596-5.21548-5
• ISBN: 978-0-12-812687-5
• eISBN: 978-0-12-812688-2

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/130266