Animal Task Force Policy Brief “Livestock are more than Food”

The Animal Task Force, a public-private research partnership of which FEFAC is a member, released a Policy Brief “Livestock are more than Food”. The Policy Brief gathered the knowledge gained from a symposium and a seminar organised in 2024, presenting new research, on-the-ground innovations, and system-level insights. The Policy Brief highlights that livestock systems provide ecological services, circular value chains, cultural continuity, and economic resilience. As Europe rethinks the future of food and farming, livestock should not be viewed as a linear protein production model, but rather as a multifunctional infrastructure for a sustainable bioeconomy. Future assessments and policies must reflect this reality, using metrics that go beyond emissions per kilogram and acknowledging the complex value livestock provide to people, nature, and place.