Bmz’s stefan schmitz on sustainable solutions for the livestock sector

Responsible production of livestock and consumption of livestock-derived foods was at the forefront of the agenda of the tenth Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), held in Berlin earlier this year.

On 18 Jan 2018, one of the forum’s ten expert panel discussions was held on Sustainable solutions to the livestock sector: The time is ripe! This two-hour session was organized jointly by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit [BMZ]), the German Corporation for International Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, [GIZ]), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock (GASL) and the Livestock Global Alliance (LGA).