Putting livestock at the forefront

Led by farmer-driven innovation, animal agriculture can be part of the solution to sustainably meet global food needs.

Farmers and industry groups need to develop a new narrative around animal agriculture as a sustainable and essential food source for an ever-growing population. This was the key message from a panel discussion during the World Food Prize Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue last month in Des Moines.

"We need to move beyond just talking about partnerships and start co-creating solutions together," said Judith de Vor, a dairy farmer from the Netherlands and member of the Global Farmer Network. "Farmers are the ones...