Food

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Problems

The biggest global food-related problems include:

  • Hunger
    • Nearly 900 million people lack calories or protein (1 in 9 people worldwide).
  • Unhealthy food
    • Some diets have enough calories/protein but lack vitamins and minerals.
  • Deforestation
    • Agriculture is using too much land. Natural habitats are destroyed to make room.
  • Animal cruelty
    • Particularly bad in factory farms, which are the source of most animal products.

Solutions

Things that can solve all 4 problems, with the biggest impact:

Things that also help:

Things that might help in the future:

Things that don't help:

Q&A

Unanswered

How much animal protein could be produced from pasture only, if no crops were ever fed to animals?

How much CO2 is released for every km^2 of deforestation?
How much CO2 is released for every km^2 of destroyed grasslands?

How much carbon does every km^2 of newly-grown forest sequester per year?
How much carbon does every km^2 of newly-grown grasslands sequester per year?

Bottom line

All 8 billion people could be well-fed & healthy, without destroying the planet, and without anywhere near as much harm to animals. But all of this requires both personal changes and systemic changes.