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Reduce the amount of land required to feed the world (view source)
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(Created page with "thumb|Farmers produce more than enough crops to [[feed the world, but most of it isn't put to good use, and people still go hungry.<br /><br /><small>If resources were allocated differently, there '''would''' be enough food to go around (and also, less crop production would be needed).</small>]] ==Why== Agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation, because agriculture uses the most land. To stop defores...") |
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** Plant-based helps a lot '''because:''' | ** Plant-based helps a lot '''because:''' | ||
**# [[Farm animals eat more food than they produce]]. | **# [[Farm animals eat more food than they produce]]. | ||
**# While it's true that some land is only good for growing grass to raise animals, [[how much protein could ruminants produce without crops|there's a limit to how much animal protein can be produced this way]]. | **# While it's true that some land is only good for growing grass to raise animals, [[how much protein could ruminants produce without crops?|there's a limit to how much animal protein can be produced this way]]. | ||
**# While it's true that ruminants can eat [[crop residues]] that are too fibrous for humans to eat, there's a far more efficient way to convert this fiber into protein: [[growing mushrooms]]. | **# While it's true that ruminants can eat [[crop residues]] that are too fibrous for humans to eat, there's a far more efficient way to convert this fiber into protein: [[growing mushrooms]]. | ||
* '''[[Improve crop yields]]''' (and not just in the short term!) | * '''[[Improve crop yields]]''' (and not just in the short term!) | ||