Spring conference 2007, 23 May 2007, AgroParisTech
The FAO recently published a report (Livestock’s Long Shadow) that presents livestock farming as a major cause for present and future environmental problems. This report created quite a stir and was widely taken up by the media. The AFZ thought relevant to organise a conference on the issues discussed in this report and on its conclusions and recommendations, that are of concern to all animal production specialists and agronomists.
- The conference was moderated by Professor Marcel MAZOYER. Programme
- Introduction, by Daniel SAUVANT (AgroParisTech-INRA, President of AFZ) and Marcel MAZOYER (AgroParisTech)
- The approach followed by the workgroup, par Alexandre ICKOWICZ, CIRAD (member of the Lead network) PDF
- Point of view on the geostrategical analysis of animal productions, by Jean LOSSOUARN & Thierry BONAUDO (AgroParisTech) PDF
- Agronomical impact of livestock farming on grasslands and other areas ; the competition between animal and plant productions, by Pierre STENGEL & coll., (INRA) PDF
- Analysis of the validity of emissions flow data (N, P, CH4...) assigned to animals and production systems ; study of the recommendations, by Michel BONNEAU & coll. (AgroCampus Rennes) PDF
- Point of view of an expert in tropical livestock farming, by Didier RICHARD (CIRAD) PDF
- Point of view of the Academy of Agriculture on the positive aspects of herbivore productions and on their ability to make use of roughages, by Claude BERANGER (INRA) PDF
- Point of view of Institut de l’Elevage on the FAO report, by André PFLIMLIN (Institut de l’Elevage) PDF
- Considerations from the FAO report on the place of livestock farming and of its products in modern societies, by François LEGER (AgroParisTech) PDF
A video presenting the projet Grignon Energie Positive at the experimental farm of AgroParisTech was shown at the end of the conference (directed by Marion Barral/Céréopa)
