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===Efficiency=== | ===Efficiency=== | ||
Even ''without'' any fundamental changes to food production, we can '''still end [[hunger]] and [[habitat loss]]''' by reducing any of the inefficiencies in the diagram above.<br />What this means in practice: | Even ''without'' any fundamental changes to food production, we can '''still end [[hunger]] and [[habitat loss]]''' by reducing any of the inefficiencies in the diagram above.<br />What this means in practice: | ||
* '''Making food more [[plant-based]]''' - reducing ''animal consumption'' to its [[ | * '''Making food more [[plant-based]]''' - reducing ''animal consumption'' to its [[limits to sustainable animal consumption|sustainable limit]] | ||
* '''Reducing [[food waste]]''' - especially in ''richer'' countries | * '''Reducing [[food waste]]''' - especially in ''richer'' countries | ||
* '''Reducing [[food loss]]''' - especially in ''poorer'' countries | * '''Reducing [[food loss]]''' - especially in ''poorer'' countries | ||
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===Farming practices=== | ===Farming practices=== | ||
Anything that increases [[crop yields]] will ''also'' help end [[hunger]] and [[habitat loss]], in the same way as above. However, we ''don't'' want practices that increase yields in the ''short term'' if they ''decrease'' yields in the ''long term'' {{x|this is typically caused by soil depletion or pollution}}. {{x|Even in extreme circumstances where people are urgently starving, it ''still'' probably wouldn't make sense to opt for "short term gain, long term pain" farming. | Anything that increases [[crop yields]] will ''also'' help end [[hunger]] and [[habitat loss]], in the same way as above. | ||
However, it's possible that some "conventional" farming practices might ''only'' improve yields in the ''short-term'', and actually destroy the soil & local ecosystems, ruining yields in the ''long term''. | |||
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