There definitely needs to be better farming regulation to make it more sustainable, but that's really more of a California thing. Most countries are growing for sustenance, or have a rare viable climate for a crop like cocoa.
Developing countries need more efficient, more pathogen-resistant farming, which is where we need new technology like GMOs and eventually vertical farming.
As much as I hate recommending technical solutions to environmental problems, raising livestock for dairy, eggs, and meat has been a worldwide tradition for millennia, and I don't think it's practical to try to convince the entire world to go vegan. Lab grown meat solves this problem entirely, and once it's viable, we can ban all animal-based products in supermarkets.
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HK65@sopuli.xyz · 19 pts · 2y
I'm sure the fact that two of the biggest grain producers in the world are at war has nothing to do with this.
Obligatory fuck Putin.
jlh@lemmy.jlh.name · 9 pts · 2y
So, we need better/more diverse GMOs, lab grown meat, and vertical farming.
nyar@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
Or we can stop overengineering everything, stop raising meat livestock, stop growing cash crops in areas prone to drought, and go vegan.
jlh@lemmy.jlh.name · 2 pts · 2y
There definitely needs to be better farming regulation to make it more sustainable, but that's really more of a California thing. Most countries are growing for sustenance, or have a rare viable climate for a crop like cocoa.
Developing countries need more efficient, more pathogen-resistant farming, which is where we need new technology like GMOs and eventually vertical farming.
As much as I hate recommending technical solutions to environmental problems, raising livestock for dairy, eggs, and meat has been a worldwide tradition for millennia, and I don't think it's practical to try to convince the entire world to go vegan. Lab grown meat solves this problem entirely, and once it's viable, we can ban all animal-based products in supermarkets.
Etterra@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Good luck with that. Also fuck no I'm not going vegan, wtf is wrong with you.
Gsus4@mander.xyz · 4 pts · 2y
maybe just a little? Veggie fridays for funsies :) You don't need to join the church of veganology and shave your head.
PS: Lots of cultures on Earth are able to make a kick-ass meal with veggies e.g. Indians, Italians, Tex/Mex, Buddhists, Egyptians.
nyar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I want the populations of the planet, flora and fauna, to not die an agonizing death due to climate change. That's what is wrong with me.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 2y
Or, you know, we come up with a solution that will be likes by more than 5% of the population
nyar@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
It's not a matter of what we like, it's a matter of what is necessary.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y
Veganism is not necessary. Vegetarianism is not even necessary.
If you can get the energy from a CO2 neutral source, you can have artificial meat grown in factories.