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Those crops are only in demand because of ridiculous subsidy making them cheap
by feet 4y ago
Those crops are only in demand because of ridiculous subsidy making them cheap
- giantg2 4y agoI highly doubt that. What else are we going to feed the animals for meat? If we cut back on meat, we would likely see an increase in soy demand. The subsidies might have created the demand, but now that we are in this lifestyle removing the subsidies will not reverse it fully. Edit: why disagree?
- myshpa 4y agoMore than three-quarters (77%) of global soy is fed to livestock for meat and dairy production. https://ourworldindata.org/soy https://ourworldindata.org/soy
- giantg2 4y agoOk... and what replaces that if we just decide not subsidize soy anymore? Under the current conditions, it seems consumption will only drop slightly and people will simply pay more. Just as we saw in the pandemic with China sourcing its soy.
- myshpa 4y agoNo, we should decide to stop subsidizing meat/dairy. Soy production (in moderate quantities) is not harmful to the planet, animal agriculture is.
- feet 4y agoSoy monoculture farming is harmful
- feet 4y agoIs soy the natural prey of cows, pigs, and sheep or do they eat other things if left to their own devices?
- giantg2 4y agoWhen they're factory farmed, they aren't left to their own devices...