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Current food-related problems include: | Current food-related problems include: | ||
* [[Hunger]] & malnutrition | * [[Hunger]] & malnutrition<small> | ||
::* About 829 million people lack calories or protein (1 in 10 people worldwide). | ::* About 829 million people lack calories or protein (1 in 10 people worldwide). | ||
::* Even more people lack vitamins & minerals, even if they get enough calories & protein. | ::* Even more people lack vitamins & minerals, even if they get enough calories & protein.</small> | ||
* Environmental impact | * Environmental impact<small> | ||
::* [[Habitat loss]], due to agriculture using so much [[land]]. | ::* [[Habitat loss]], due to agriculture using so much [[land]]. | ||
::* [[climate change|Methane emissions]], such as from cows. | ::* [[climate change|Methane emissions]], such as from cows. | ||
::* [[climate change|CO2 emissions]] from fertilizer production. | ::* [[climate change|CO2 emissions]] from fertilizer production. | ||
::* [[Pollution]] from [[pesticide]]s and [[fertilizer]]s. | ::* [[Pollution]] from [[pesticide]]s and [[fertilizer]]s.</small> | ||
* Animal cruelty | * Animal cruelty<small> | ||
::* Particularly bad in [[factory farms]], which are the source of most animal products. | ::* Particularly bad in [[factory farms]], which are the source of most animal products.</small> | ||
* '''These problems are amplified by ''inefficiency'':''' | |||
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[[File:food-funnel.png|border|alt=The world produces more than '''double''' the amount of food crops needed to feed everyone. But after all the waste, losses, and animal agriculture, there isn't enough food left to go around; people still go hungry.]] | [[File:food-funnel.png|border|alt=The world produces more than '''double''' the amount of food crops needed to feed everyone. But after all the waste, losses, and animal agriculture, there isn't enough food left to go around; people still go hungry.]] | ||