Impacts of climate change on the livestock food supply chain; a review of the evidence.

ABSTRACT: The potential impacts of climate change on current livestock systems worldwide are a major concern, and yet the topic is covered to a limited extent in global reports such as the ones produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In this article, we review the risk of climate-related impacts along the land-based livestock food supply chain. Although a quantification of the net impacts of climate change on the livestock sector is beyond the reach of our current understanding, there is strong evidence that there will be impacts throughout the supply chain, from farm production to processing operations, storage, transport, retailing and human consumption. The risks of climate-related impacts are highly context-specific but expected to be higher in environments that are already ho

SUBMITTER: Godde CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7938222 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature