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Public perceptions – issues in where we want rural New Zealand to head in the 21st Century
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Hughey,   Kenneth F.D.; Cullen,   Ross; Kerr,   Geoffrey N.
The ongoing biennial environmental perceptions survey has been used to consider issues when setting future directions for rural New Zealand in the 21st Century. The overall state of the environment is very good, although freshwater rates the lowest of all resources considered. At a more local level there is considerable concern about lowland streams, rivers and lakes. Farming is increasingly blamed for damaging freshwater and a range of other resources. There are important demographic differences. Those employed in resource based industries are much more positive about specific water resources than are others – anglers are more pessimistic. New Zealanders want an improved future for the rural environment and are willing to contribute. Achieving...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Perception surveys; Rural futures; Issues; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96447

A glimpse of the future in animal nutrition science. 1. Past and future challenges
Provedor de dados: 96
Autores: Tedeschi,Luis Orlindo; Almeida,Amélia Katiane de; Atzori,Alberto Stanislao; Muir,James Pierre; Fonseca,Mozart Alves; Cannas,Antonello.
ABSTRACT If the world population continues to increase exponentially, wealth and education inequalities might become more pronounced in the developing world. Thus, offering affordable, high-quality protein food to people will become more important and daunting than ever. Past and future challenges will increasingly demand quicker and more innovative and efficient solutions. Animal scientists around the globe currently face many challenging issues: from ensuring food security to prevent excess of nutrient intake by humans, from animal welfare to working with genetic-engineered animals, from carbon footprint to water footprint, and from improved animal nutrition to altering the rumen microbiome. Many of these issues are most likely to continue (or to...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Challenges; Issues; Livestock; Ruminant; Production.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982017000500438