Driving sustainable ruminant livestock transformation through the Global Farm Platform: the hub-and-spoke network

Rivero, M.J., Onyango, J. and Lee, M.R.F. (2026) Driving sustainable ruminant livestock transformation through the Global Farm Platform: the hub-and-spoke network. Animal Frontiers. ISSN 2160-6056

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Abstract

Implications • The hub-and-spoke network, proven effective in agricultural extension and knowledge dissemination worldwide, empowers the Global Farm Platform (GFP) to translate cutting-edge research into practical, context-specific innovations that enhance ruminant livestock sustainability across diverse global systems. • By connecting research hubs to commercial spokes, this approach bridges the science-practice gap, delivering economic gains, environmental sustainability, and positive social impact while addressing local challenges like climate resilience and biodiversity loss. • GFP is scalable through partnerships and networks which informs policy and empowers farmers and smallholders to produce nutritious food with lower impacts, aligning with FAO’s sustainable livestock transformation vision. • In a resource-constrained world, hub-and-spoke networks offer a resilient blueprint for transformative agriculture, fostering collaboration over isolation for planetary and human health.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	bidirectional innovation, climate resilience, knowledge exchange, One Health, smallholder empowerment
Divisions:	Departments > Agriculture and Environment (from 1.08.20) Departments > Harper Keele Veterinary School
Depositing User:	Rebecca Pendragon
Date Deposited:	15 Jun 2026 13:30
Last Modified:	15 Jun 2026 13:30
URI:	https://hau.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/18387

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