A revolution is occurring in global agriculture with profound implications for human health, livelihoods, and the environment. The less than one-quarter of the world's population living in the developed countries presently consume an average of three times the meat and five times the milk per capita as people in developing countries. Yet, it is in developing countries where massive annual increases in the aggregate consumption of animal products are occurring. The market value of the additional meat consumed in the developing countries surpassed the market value of the increased cereals consumed under the Green Revolution by a factor of three. Download full-text discussion paper .
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