A common strategy for the future of European livestock farming is key to an efficient transformation of the way food is produced and consumed today, as well as to a long-term commitment to work towards a sustainable livestock sector. [...] The CWG SAP’s mission is to provide and work with a holistic view of livestock farming and the livestock sector. [...] A key element for optimal use of limited resources The maybe most illustrative way to describe the role of livestock in a sustainable system is by referring to a circular system that aims at closing nutrient cycles, and thereby optimising external input. [...] However, a more detailed concept of a future agri-food system is not given, and it appears that the livestock sector has a higher potential to contribute to sustainable systems than is currently reflected in the strategy. [...] Contributing to a vision of livestock farming in 2050 Agri-food systems, and livestock production systems as a part of them, are complex systems.
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