Open AccessInnovative development of the meat industry in BRICS for the environment improvement
Author(s) -
Lyudmila Shabalina,
Lyudmila Kopteva,
A. S. Budagov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/937/2/022080
Subject(s) - per capita , livestock , agriculture , consumption (sociology) , agricultural economics , gross domestic product , production (economics) , population , business , world population , product (mathematics) , china , population growth , meat packing industry , developing country , agricultural science , natural resource economics , geography , economic growth , economics , environmental science , food science , biology , social science , demography , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , sociology , forestry , macroeconomics
Global trends in food provision indicate the consumption of meat is increasing. The world’s population will reach 9.8 billion people by 2050, this leads to the predominance and growth of livestock rates over crop production in developed countries, where livestock products account for up to 60% of the gross agricultural product, as a result, that will facilitate the environment and climate change. Developing an alternative protein becomes the only remedy, since traditional production is unable to meet the growing demand for meat as almost 70% of total agricultural land is already occupied by traditional farming. Accounted facts prove the necessity in innovative development of meat industry in BRICS countries. The analysis of meat consumption in BRICS countries in 1995-2020 was carried out. It is determined over the past twenty-five years, the average per capita consumption of meat has increased by 1.8 times, while 25% of the world’s population lives in the studied countries. The negative impact of livestock breeding on the environment was revealed, explained by the high consumption of water and land resources as well as methane emissions into the atmosphere. BRICS meat industry innovative development based on alternative protein is argued and proven.