Meat Atlas - Facts and figures about the animals we eat
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
LESSONS TO LEARN ABOUT MEAT AND THE WORLD
Lessons to learn I: 1-5 (above as text)
Lessons to learn II: 6-11 (above as text)
THE RISE OF THE GLOBAL MARKET
Production - Trade - Consumption I
Production - Trade - Consumption II
Worldwide meat production I
Worldwide meat production II
Small animals in big groups – poultry take off
A stable outlook – only if speculation is limited
CONCENTRATION: ECONOMIES OF SCALE BUT LESS DIVERSITY
World meat prices compared
World food prices compared
The Top Ten of the international meat industry (below as text) I
The Top Ten of the international meat industry (below as text) II
MAKING PRODUCTS FROM ANIMALS: THE SLAUGHTER INDUSTRY
Slaughterhouses and market concentration in the USA I
Slaughterhouses and market concentration in the USA II
Animals slaughtered worldwide
BRIGHT PINK IN THE COLD CABINET
Slowing down in China
Expansion mode in India
Growth in the supermarket fridges I
Growth in the supermarket fridges II
FREE TRADE VERSUS SAFE FOOD
Winners and losers from transatlantic trade talks
Meat trade between the USA and the EU
Feed trade between the USA and the EU
THE HIDDEN COSTS OF STEAK
Different regions, different levels of support
Direct subsidies for animal products and feed
Farmers’ income from public money
WHY FARMS KILL FISH: BIODIVERSITY LOSS ON LAND AND IN WATER
Agriculture’s share of total environmental impact I
Agriculture’s share of total environmental impact II
Fodder fields and the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico
Nitrogen on land and in the aquatic system
A SPECIES-POOR PLANET
Two winners of globalization I
Two winners of globalization II
Animal genetics industry: the Big Seven global breeders I (below as text)
Animal genetics industry: the Big Seven global breeders II (below as text)
Dominating the livestock industry
ANTIBIOTICS: BREEDING SUPERBUGS
How far we are – distribution of antibiotics and resistant bacteria in the USA I
How far we are – distribution of antibiotics and resistant bacteria in the USA II
European sales of antimicrobial agents for food-producing animals (below as text)
How far we are – antibiotic resistance by pathogen and type of meat in Germany
WHEN THE TANK IS RUNNING DRY
Moisture extraction for food, fodder and fibre production
Water used for meat production in G20 countries
Virtual waterWater I
Virtual waterWater II
A thirsty industry
THE GRAIN IN THE FEED TROUGH
Virtual trade in land used to grow soybeans for the European Union
Grassland and scrubland converted to cropland and pasture
Land for lunch
THE EMERGENCE OF A LATIN AMERICAN SOY EMPIRE
Key figures of Argentina’s soy economy I
Key figures of Argentina’s soy economy II
The centre of soy power
THE CLIMATE COST OF CATTLE
Emissions due to animal products consumed in the USA
Emissions from meat production in the USA
What you don’t see on your plate: greenhouse gas emissions from global livestock supply chains
A cocktail of gases: Climate change from field and stall
RANCHERS IN THE RAINFOREST
Oxygen for all: the vital role of the greenwood
Spots on the world’s lungs
Forest clearances: lower, but still too high
THE GLYPHOSATE IN YOUR BURGER
Glyphosate – a sudden acceleration I
Glyphosate – a sudden acceleration II
Acceptance and rejection of genetically modified crops
Pesticides use in Argentina
A PLETHORA OF POULTRY: CHICKENS TAKE THE LEAD
Poultry raised in intensive systems
Chickens on plates
A growing flock
WHERE KEEPING CHICKENS IS WOMEN‘S WORK
Between a lack of rights and market dominance I
Between a lack of rights and market dominance II
When women own livestock, diets improve
IMPORTED CHICKEN WINGS DESTROY WEST AFRICAN BUSINESSES
Biggest poultry importers in Africa
Hungry livestock keepers
DISQUIET IN THE DEVELOPED WORLD
Food consumption by country groups I
Food consumption by country groups II
Demand in the rich world is satiated
Past the peak in the USA
HALF A BILLION NEW MIDDLE-CLASS CONSUMERS FROM RIO TO SHANGHAI
Poultry in China and India: more determined by lifestyle than by population growth
demand in the developing world is rising steeply
Russia: consumption in crisis
URBAN LIVESTOCK KEEPING
Developing countries: a panorama of informal production (below as text)
Developed countries: livestock coming back to town I
Developed countries: livestock coming back to town II
Rural and urban population
TURNING SCRUB INTO PROTEIN
Meat and milk from seasonal pastures
Pastoral peoples around the world
IN SEARCH OF GOOD FOOD
Certified organic agriculture
Attitudes towards meat in a wealthy society
Customer’s alternatives: community supported agriculture (CSA)
VEGETARIANISM: MANY ROOTS, MANY SHOOTS
Vegetarians: a growing minority in the West, a major force in India
“Vegetarianism” and “veganism” – page views in wikipedia I
“Vegetarianism” and “veganism” – page views in wikipedia II
A selection of vegetarian varieties
WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT: INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS
Via Campesina, a worldwide organization for small-scale farmers
Protein alternatives: aquatic plants
Protein alternatives: cricket efficiency
Edible insects
A GREENER POLICY FOR EUROPE
Benefitting from protection and subsidies – the European Union’s Top 15 meat companies
Livestock density in the European Union
What happens when incentives go wrong
AUTHORS AND SOURCES FOR DATA AND GRAPHICS
RESOURCES
ABOUT US
IMPRINT/IMPRESSUM
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