✅ People would have to eat more food/calories to consume the same amount of nutrients. We cannot remove Animal Agriculture because this would mean among other things increasing horticultural production in conditions of water scarcity and labour intensive demand that is difficult to meet and logistics costs of distributing fresh produce with short shelf life. So why not balance what we have instead of eliminating obvious resources such as animal protein and make sure we achieve #zerohunger
Trailblazing the Future of Agriculture & Sustainability | Keynote Speaker | Environmental Scientist | 5th Generation Dairy Farmer | Podcast & Docuseries Host
"But we don't need animal protein to live".... Actually we do. Hard stop 🙅♀️ I recently read the study “What If We Removed Animal Agriculture?” and here’s what I learned.... If we removed animal agriculture… ✅ We would increase available food. But that’s not the whole story even though lots of anti-animal ag activists would like you to think so. ✅ People would have to eat more food/calories to consume the same amount of nutrients. ✅ 85% of our diets would be grain (the assumption that if everyone went vegan we would all start eating salads and avocados is a myth. That’s not going to be feasible for everyone based on production limitations, cost, availability, etc.) ✅ Every single person would need to be on supplements or they would suffer major nutrient deficiencies like B12. ✅ Plant-based diets are less nutrient-dense and require more calories than animal protein. Biggest Takeaway: We need more nutrient-dense foods in our diets not less. #agriculture #food #discoverag
