Oversupply of meat drives antimicrobial resistance
Meat on display in a butchery. Researchers say that consumers are increasingly becoming health conscious and would therefore not hesitate to go for safe and high quality food commodities. FILE PHOTO | NMG
An unprecedented rise in the consumption of meat and dairy products across Africa, India, China and Latin America is driving antimicrobial resistance across the four regions as farmers use antimicrobials in production to meet the soaring demand.
A study released last week in Switzerland also shows that meat consumption in Africa has risen by more than half while in Asia and Latin America it is up by two-thirds.
