SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY
SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION
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Question
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The need for more land to grow feed crops for cows
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The need for more trees to build barns
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The need for larger CAFO’s
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We need a place to dispose of the large amounts of cow manure (poo)
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Detailed explanation-1: -An increase in U.S. beef consumption, for example, can result in deforestation to make way for pastureland in Latin America. Conversely, a decrease in U.S. beef consumption can avoid deforestation and land-use-change emissions abroad.
Detailed explanation-2: -Beef production has proven to be a top driver of tropical deforestation in South America and globally. In South America, land ultimately used for cattle ranches frequently replaces tropical forests. Many U.S. companies operate in South America and sell beef from the region to their South American customers.
Detailed explanation-3: -The expansion of pasture land to raise cattle was responsible for 41% of tropical deforestation. That’s 2.1 million hectares every year – about half the size of the Netherlands. Most of this converted land came from Brazil; its expansion of beef production accounts for one-quarter (24%) of tropical deforestation.