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Sofia Boqvist, Associate Professor
Programme Director of AgriFoSe2030
Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, SLU
Phone: +46 18-67 23 88, +46 72-240 34 94
E-mail: Sofia.Boqvist@slu.se
SLU news
Call for papers on livestock systems in urbanising environments
Published: 14 January 2020
The journal "Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems" encourages researchers in the area to submit manuscripts for a special issue on "Livestock systems in urbanising environments: Impacts and implications for food security in developing countries.
In developing countries, urbanization and associated demographic changes are posing unprecedented challenges related to food insecurity. Livestock Production Systems (LPSs) in rapidly urbanising cities in Africa and Asia will come to face significant adjustment pressures.
– Due to the urbanisation of poverty, demand for urban food will grow and cities will exert greater influence on peri-urban and rural livelihoods and
environments. However, intensive livestock production expanding closer to urban centers negatively affects land and water resources, human and animal health. These are some reasons why AgriFoSe 2030 took the initiative to this special issue, says topic editor Sofia Boqvist.
In a developing country context, this collection encourages submissions on:
- Identifying and conceptualising the emerging challenges for LPSs to meet the increased demand for livestock source food in urbanising environments.
- Policies that need to be changed or implemented to build sustainable livestock production.
More information and submissions (Deadline March 3)