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Rice has a significant climate footprint due to the methane produced by the agriculture. It also requires a lot of fresh water to grow. (How much of an issue th
by Delk 3y ago
Rice has a significant climate footprint due to the methane produced by the agriculture. It also requires a lot of fresh water to grow. (How much of an issue the latter is depends on the local conditions, of course.)
- cm2012 3y agoThere's few things in your life that will impact the environment less than not finishing a bowl of rice.
- serf 3y agoyou're right, but a lifestyle that makes a habit of adding those small things up left and right becomes impactful quickly.
- Delk 3y agoThat may be true, if done on occasion rather than regularly. But just because it's "only" rice doesn't make it insignificant, even though rice is such a staple that it may seem so. That's what I commented on. Food in general is a significant part of our ecological footprint. Rice has a relatively high impact for a crop. Of course it's still in a different ballpark than beef.
- ghodith 3y agoDepends on the amount of rice obviously. Rice farming definitely has an impact on the environment in bulk. Now divide that by the amount of rice in a roll and we'll see how significant it is. I'm guessing it's very, very small.
- AlecSchueler 3y agoDon't forget as well that it's not only a case of them not eating the rice, they also massively increased their intake of fish by skipping the carbs.