Africa boasts remarkable dynamics in meat production, yet supply problems remain

These grow-finish pigs on a commercial farm in Zimbabwe have the opportunity to go outside. Photo: Willem Steyn
These grow-finish pigs on a commercial farm in Zimbabwe have the opportunity to go outside. Photo: Willem Steyn
3 continents, Asia, South America and Africa, have shown remarkable dynamics in the past decade; on the one hand, in terms of population development and, on the other, in terms of meat and egg production. This article zooms in on Africa’s role in the global meat and egg production. Between 2012 and 2022 (Table 1), Africa had the highest relative population increase of all continents with 28.6% and, with an absolute increase of over 313 million, was in second place behind Asia, but f


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Redacteur 1

Vincent
ter Beek

Redacteur 2

Kees van
Dooren

Redacteur 3

Treena
Hein

Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst