Can we do without livestock? A plea for a circular economy

Some say that, in order to save the planet, mankind had better focus on becoming totally independent of livestock. Cattle, pigs and poultry, however, have an important role in achieving a truly circular economy – after all, what can be done with the leftovers from food production? According to the latest estimates by the UN’s Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), livestock is responsible for 14% of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Indeed, in industrialised countries, the c