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==Problems== | ==Problems== | ||
The | The world's food-related problems include: | ||
* Hunger | * [[Hunger]] & malnutrition | ||
** Nearly 900 million people lack calories or protein (1 in 9 people worldwide). | ** Nearly 900 million people lack calories or protein (1 in 9 people worldwide). | ||
* | ** Even more people lack vitamins & minerals, even if they get enough calories & protein. | ||
* | * Environmental impact | ||
* [[ | ** [[Habitat loss]], due to agriculture using so much [[land]]. | ||
** | ** [[climate change|Methane emissions]], particularly from cows. | ||
** [[climate change|CO2 emissions]] from [[fertilizer]] production. | |||
** Pollution from pesticides and fertilizers. | |||
* Animal cruelty | * Animal cruelty | ||
** 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. | ||
These problems are magnified by ''inefficiency'': | |||
[[File:food-funnel.png]] | |||
==Solutions== | ==Solutions== |