Pigs and poultry excrete about 65% of the nitrogen and 70% of the phosphate in their feed. Nitrogen and phosphate are washed into rivers and lakes and leach into groundwater, contaminating sources of drinking water and damaging plant and animal life. Up to 40% of the nitrogen in manure evaporates as ammonia, which is an air-pollutant and contributes to acid rain.
Developing countries
CIWF is working hard to end industrial agriculture in the EU and US. We are also deeply concerned that these systems are now spreading to developing countries.
Developing countries
CIWF is working hard to end industrial agriculture in the EU and US. We are also deeply concerned that these systems are now spreading to developing countries.
We believe that they are completely inappropriate for such countries. As seen above, they have an adverse impact on human health, the environment and animal welfare.
Moreover, industrial systems impede poverty alleviation as
Moreover, industrial systems impede poverty alleviation as
they threaten the livelihoods of millions of small-scale farmers in developing countries. Industrial farming is capital-rich, but labour-poor, and so leads to rural unemployment. Moreover, when an industrial pig or poultry farm opens, neighbouring small-scale farmers are unable to
