Helping to Understand & Address the Complex Problem of
Industrial Food Animal Production
 Around the Globe

Our Approach

To help academic researchers and front-line persons gain a deeper understanding of the complex negative impacts of industrial food animal production (especially concerning low- and middle-income countries) and find practical ways to address them.

Key Initiatives

News & Updates

BQI's Beacon series has a new issue

Beacon Issue 9 covers:

  • Bangladesh's thriving local chicken value chain threatened by imported breeds.
  • South African black smallholder farmers' participation in industrial beef production.
  • Food system transformation needs everybody from the top and the bottom.
  • Efficiency changes in Chinese broiler farms after shifting from pig production.
  • Farmed fish and wild-caught fish in Myanmar are part of a single system.
  • Local Mexican farmers harmed by maize grown to feed industrial animals.

Read Issue #9

Learn about Beacon

Beacon is a series highlighting key messages from academic works that are useful to those tackling industrial animal agriculture in developing countries. It is easy to read and understand. No academic jargon!

Explore the Series

 

New list of "Burning Questions" for 2026

  • 19 brand new questions in 6 categories:
    1. Corporate structure & power - 3 Questions
    2. Economics & livelihoods - 5 Qs
    3. Global finance, trade & institutions - 2 Qs
    4. Production systems & impacts - 3 Qs
    5. Consumption & culture - 4 Qs
    6. Advocacy & narratives - 2 Qs
  • Our Top Priority Question:
    "What are the most effective strategies to shift corporate practices in vertically integrated markets dominated by transnational corporations in LMICs (lower- and middle-income countries) toward more equitable, higher-welfare, and environmentally sustainable models?"

Download the New List

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