Spotlight on Beef Industry Sustainability
Ensuring a sustainable food supply is undoubtedly one of the greatest societal challenges. By 2050, 70 percent more food will be required to feed the growing population and all those involved in agricultural production must help meet the increasing demand.
The Beef Industry Sustainability Assessment was designed to capture how changes in management practices have affected beef’s long-term sustainability. In addition, it provides a benchmark which will help all beef operators along the supply chain find ways to improve the efficiency and sustainability of their operations.
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- Interesting fact: The beef industry is the first food system to benchmark its sustainability status.
- Interesting fact: From 2005-2011, there was a 7% decrease in environmental impacts from beef.
