FAO Expresses Concern Over Livestock Globalization

Editor's Note:

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has expressed concern over the globalization of livestock markets. The growth of international trade in livestock production can bring benefits to producers and consumers but can also be perilous for small producers in particular. Patterns of trade that see the concentration of retailers sourcing from large producers makes livestock production less viable for small-scale farmers. The potential for the rapid spread of diseases transmitted by animals also increases.