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I live in Denmark. We have way more pigs than people here. We export most. Only 2% of our nature isn’t farmland. The farming sector only contributes marginally
by markusw 2y ago
I live in Denmark. We have way more pigs than people here. We export most. Only 2% of our nature isn’t farmland. The farming sector only contributes marginally to our economy, while being responsible for an extraordinary amount of the carbon equivalent.
I look forward to this change, and more like these!
Relevant reading: https://ourworldindata.org/carbon-price https://ourworldindata.org/carbon-price
- Chris2048 2y ago> The farming sector only contributes marginally to our economy Dangerous thinking - economic contribution isn't the only factor - so is ease of regulation and food security. There are plenty first-world nations that felt itself too good for some basic industry, only to become externally dependant later.
- markusw 2y agoTrue, good points. But I would prefer that the land is then used for plant-based food for people instead of (as I recall) 60% for feeding the animals for meat export.
- Chris2048 2y agoI agree, they should either raise the price of the exported meat, or leave other countries to cultivate their own meat industries. That said, you'd probably need to come up with a good way of employing the extra farmland to justify the move.
- rvense 2y ago60% of Denmark is farmed. 80% of that (ie. 50% of the surface area of the country) is used to grow feed for pigs that get exported. That has absolutely nothing to do with food security.
- Chris2048 2y ago> has absolutely nothing to do with sounds like it has 20% possibly to do with food security, so "absolutely nothing" is hyperbole