Sustainable intensive agriculture is not an oxymoron: An economist, the managing director of a poultry company and an NGO executive discussed the role that sustainability mil play in agriculture

摘要

Sustainable agriculture can mean different things to different people, and this can lead to lively discussions on this topic. At the Alltech 25th International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium a roundtable discussion was held to present opinionson what sustainable agriculture means to consumers, non-governmental organizations (NGDs), food companies and society at large, and how this will affect agriculture. The panelists were Dr. Lutz Goedde, deputy director agriculture development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Dr. Michael Boehlje, distinguished professor in the department of agricultural economics, Purdue University; and Philip Wilkinson, managing director, 2 Sisters Group, the United Kingdom's largest chicken processor.