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Eat Less Meat Is Message for Rich World in Food’s First Net Zero Plan (finance.yahoo.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

does the world even have enough to feed everyone?

Yes. If every human stopped eating beef and meat from sheep, we would need 50% of the agricultural area compared to now. And if everyone became vegan, we would only need about 25-30% of the area. There will never be a food shortage because of plants replacing meat in food.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

we would need 50% of the agricultural area compared to now. And if everyone became vegan, we would only need about 25-30%

Yes, that is true. That isn't what I am talking about.

I am talking about what is currently being produced right now. My gut tells me if everyone literally went vegan tomorrow, there wouldn't be enough food to go around.

Reducing meat consumption does need to happen, but it will realistically take at least a few years, if not a decade to transition food supply chains. At minimum, it will take at least a few growing seasons to transition from animal feed crops to food crops.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Yes, it will definitely take years for such a transition. But since most people will not change their eating behaviour quickly and radically anyway, that will not be a problem I think.