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===Status quo=== | ===Status quo=== | ||
Ruminants (cows, buffalo, goats and sheep) produce a total of about 16 | Ruminants (cows, buffalo, goats and sheep) produce a total of about 16 g/day of protein per capita globally. | ||
* 10 g | * 10 g/day protein from milk{{x|from 297 mL/day of milk}} per capita | ||
* 6 g | * 6 g/day protein from meat{{x|from 30 g/day of meat}} per capita | ||
* This was calculated in [[Code:food2.sql]]. | * This was calculated in [[Code:food2.sql]]. | ||
Some of this food goes to waste unfortunately, but there might be ways to [[food waste#mitigation|mitigate that problem]]. | <!-- Some of this food goes to waste unfortunately, but there might be ways to [[food waste#mitigation|mitigate that problem]]. --> | ||
Not all of this is grass-fed. Also, grass-fed animal production can't really increase without [[habitat loss|destroying forests and other wildlife]], because most of the world's [[land|farmland]] is ''already'' pasture, and that's not even counting rangelands which are also already grazed upon. | |||
Total animal protein production (all animals) is about 35 g/day per capita globally. Consumption is less, because [[food waste|some of it goes to waste]].{{qn}} | |||
==Hunting== | ==Hunting== | ||