Animals and food

Chan, Kin Wing (Ray) (2025) Animals and food. In: Elgar Encyclopedia of Food and Society. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 24-27. ISBN 978 1 80088 742 8

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Abstract

Since the 1960s, global demand for food animals has increased more than fivefold. In 2023 the estimated amount, by weight, of animals used for food production was around 364 mil- lion tonnes (FAO, 2023). This rise in animal- based food production and consumption has shifted geographically from the Global North to the Global South, particularly in populous Asian countries. Current debates on food and animal studies are inspired by more- than-human perspectives which recognise animals’ agency, vitality, and embodiment (Buller, 2014). However, there is a notice- able neglect of the burgeoning field of food and animal research in Asia. The objective of this entry is to broaden our understanding of food animal production, framed particularly through an Asian context. This argument begins by introducing relational thinking and methodologies derived from food and animal studies. It then proceeds to recognise various circumstances involving food animals, including meat production and transportation, as well as their utilisation for ceremonial and medical purposes.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	More-than-human geography, Animal Geography, Animal Studies, Food Animals, Food Studies, Relational Thinking, Methodologies, Asia
Divisions:	Agriculture, Science and Practice
Depositing User:	Dr Ray Chan
Date Deposited:	07 Oct 2025 14:58
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2025 14:58
URI:	https://rau.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/16970

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