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India's emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from livestock are larger than any other country's.

Veg or non-veg: India at the crossroads

A synopsis of the report and link to the main study: Veg or non-veg: India at the crossroads

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India's emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from livestock are larger than any other country's.

V Padmakumar

Livestock, Livelihood, Environment

Trends in the livestock sector provide a picture of how sector growth does not necessarily go hand in hand with poverty reduction. The landless poor are becoming increasingly marginalized with respect to small ruminants, pigs and poultry.

Singh & Kumar

Impact of Dairy Farming on Agricultural Water Productivity

Dairying is the most water-inefficient production system, taking a lion's share of the precious groundwater resources in the region.

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Veg or non-veg: India at the crossroads

India's emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from livestock are larger than any other country's.

UN FAO

Livestock in the Balance

The vast majority of growth in most areas is caused by increasing per capita consumption rates rather than by increasing population levels. In India, for example if consumption rates of poultry meat remained constant to 2030 only 5 percent of the projected growth would occur.

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