I personally worry very much about the popularization of caged broiler systems in Africa. It seems that many African countries are at the crossroads of choosing what type of systems they will opt for, as they foresee a booming demand for meat. I think there are some interventions that could be investigated.
Get global food companies to pledge cage-free for broilers too (or make their pledges simply “cage-free for all chickens), globally. That would lock those % of demand for broiler meat cage-free
Public awareness campaigns
Policy lobbying
Help Africa farmers and meat producers develop higher welfare but efficient barn deep litter system systems. (I usually don’t support making factory farming systems more efficient, but I am afraid this has to be an exception, since caged broiler systems are likely more efficient than deep litter systems to begin with)
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I personally worry very much about the popularization of caged broiler systems in Africa. It seems that many African countries are at the crossroads of choosing what type of systems they will opt for, as they foresee a booming demand for meat. I think there are some interventions that could be investigated.
Get global food companies to pledge cage-free for broilers too (or make their pledges simply “cage-free for all chickens), globally. That would lock those % of demand for broiler meat cage-free
Public awareness campaigns
Policy lobbying
Help Africa farmers and meat producers develop higher welfare but efficient barn deep litter system systems. (I usually don’t support making factory farming systems more efficient, but I am afraid this has to be an exception, since caged broiler systems are likely more efficient than deep litter systems to begin with)