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RESEARCH NEWS
RVC food systems researchers
attend the FAO’s Global
Conference and Global Youth
Dialogue on Sustainable
Livestock Transformation
EEPH staff and students Dr You can read the joint-statement
Mehroosh Tak, Prof. Barbara here: Global Youth Statement
Haesler, Lavinia Scudiero (PhD on Sustainable Livestock
VCandidate), Femi Bankole (PhD Transformation (fao.org). The Global
Candidate), and Zip Walton attended Youth Dialogue provided an invaluable
the FAO’s first Global Conference on opportunity for the students to learn from
Sustainable Livestock Transformation different perspectives and priorities and
(SLT), at the FAO headquarters in Rome, understand the power dynamics at play
Italy from 25-27 September 2023. On in sustainable livestock sectors.
day 2, Dr Tak gave a keynote on drivers Participants shared experiences from
of demand and supply of terrestrial feminist and Indigenous approaches
animal source foods.
to pastoralism in Southern Europe and
Lavinia, Femi and Zip were among among the Maasai, Kenya, to the growing
academic representatives of the youth participation in regenerative cattle
Global Youth Dialogue, which aimed rearing in Latin America.
to improve multi-sectoral youth There were concerns that animal welfare
representation and input into global and livestock’s contributions to climate
decision-making processes.
change were side-lined in discussions.
Collectively, the Dialogue representatives As early career academics participating
drafted to a joint statement on the in the Youth Dialogue, Femi, Lavinia and
contribution of youth to the social, Zip felt encouraged to advocate for and
economic, and environmental contribute to evidence-based policy for
Additionally, the sustainability of the livestock sector. sustainable livestock developments.
analysis of the video
footage revealed,
for the first time, that
the fastest moving
hippos become
airborne, sometimes
for significant periods
– about 15 percent
of the stride cycle,
or 0.3 seconds.
Dr Mehroosh Tak delivers a keynote on a keynote speech at the Global Conference
on Sustainable Livestock Transformation, 2023, at the FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
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