The report is very interesting concerning the meaning of livestock for producers, consumers, industrial and developing countries as well as different farming systems. The many examples are very helpful in that regard.
On the other hand there are many repetitions and some issues are overly relativized - in particular with regard to basic positions, dilemmata and conflicts (e.g. agroecology vs. sustainable intensification or food sovereignty vs. free trade).
There are also "brave"/encouraging text passages - for instance when it is clearly mentioned that most scientists are in favor of GMOs whereas most laypersons are not. Unfortunately, these issues are not reflected in the general discussions. Even worse, no indications (criteria, information needs, research (gaps) etc.) concerning how these basic conflicts could be solved are being presented.
Furthermore, there are also some contradictions when it comes to time pressure (from "very urgent" to "we need more data, research ... to take better decisions"). Are there not some recommendations that could definitively be regarded as adequate ("no regret")? One could structure the recommendations on a scale from "no regret und urgent" to “very sensitive, more info needed, and can wait a bit longer".
Benjamin Schraven