Recipient Organization
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
(N/A)
FORT COLLINS,CO 80523
Performing Department
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Non Technical Summary
Human civilization has relied on livestock for food, fiber, and power, dating back to the bronze-age more than 5,000 years ago. Today's food systems face unprecedented challenges tied to balancing caloric demands of a growing global population with diminishing land, water, and labor resources along with challenges to the environment. In recognition of these challenges, an International Summit was held in Dublin, Ireland in 2022 to compile the established science on the Societal Role of Meat. The outcome of this meeting was the Dublin Declaration which challenges both livestock and meat producers to face the double challenge to produce safe and abundant food while at the same time addressing social and environmental challenges; and scientists to continue to provide reliable evidence on the health benefits, environmental sustainability, socio-cultural and economic values, as to provide innovative solutions. Accepting this challenge, the 2024 Societal Role of Meat and Livestock workshop will be held in Denver, CO on October 30-31, 2024, to bring together a culturally diverse group of international leaders who are actively involved in the livestock & meat supply chain from around the world to continue and expand the discussion surrounding the production of meat and Livestock for food. A special issue of Animal Frontiers will be dedicated to the proceedings of the workshop and a series of resource guides, webinars, and podcasts to propagate the science and continue the dialogue as an outcome of the workshop.
Animal Health Component
50%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
50%
Developmental
50%
Goals / Objectives
GoalThe initial International Summit on the Societal Role of Meat-What the Science Says was held in Dublin, Ireland in October of 2022. The goal of the proposed International Summit on the Societal Role of Meat and Livestock-2024 workshop is to continue and expand dialogue among scientists, governmental leadership, non-government organizations, and private companies to continuously review the latest scientific evidence surrounding the role of meat and its production, on all of society, now and in the future. By bringing this group together, new, improved, and novel ideas can be developed to address these topics. A face-to-face meeting allows for greater creativity and more dialog among constituents, resulting in greater potential advancements.Specific Objectives:To review the latest scientific evidence on the societal role of livestock production and meat in the diet.To consider ethical issues and important topics for the future of livestock and meat consumption.To foster a dialogue between stakeholders in these areas who are affected by the scientific evidence presented at the workshop.To produce peer-reviewed scientific information that will be published in a dedicated issue of Frontiers in Animal Science.
Project Methods
An international planning committee of meat scientists, producers, and economists (from Belgium, Australia, Switzerland, Ireland, France, and the U.S.) will create an interactive workshop to explore key issues surrounding the nutritional, environmental, social, economic and philosophical role of global meat and livestock production.Leaders and others working in the meat supply chain from universities, industry, and government from both domestic and international organizations will be invited to contribute to the discussion during a two-day conference to be held in Denver, Colorado at the Colorado State University Spur Campus at the National Western Stock Show. Workshop delegates will be people that are: international leaders actively involved in the livestock & meat supply chain as scientists, livestock producers, government employees, industry workers, or other associations and organizations and who are from globally, geographically, and culturally diverse areas.The conference will include short presentations on current research in various meat supply chain topics, with much of the time spent on discussions onhow to ensure the role of meat in society.