Western World Must Reduce Meat Consumption By 50 Percent

Study Finds Western World Must Halve Meat Consumption To Feed Global Population By 2050

06/21/2012

Western World Must Reduce Meat Consumption By 50 Percent

It is estimated that the world's population will reach 9.3 billion people by 2050, which raises significant questions as to how exactly we are going to feed such a massive number of people — and according to a new report from the University of Exeter, the answer is to eat less meat. The researchers also recommend that we recycle our waste and increase the efficiency of our farming processes, but to make a substantial enough difference the world needs to reduce its average global meat consumption from 16.... <a href='https://inhabitat.com/study-finds-western-world-must-halve-its-meat-consumption-if-we-are-to-feed-global-population-by-2050/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Herd of Cattle

It is estimated that the world's population will reach 9.3 billion people by 2050, which raises significant questions as to how exactly we are going to feed such a massive number of people — and according to a new report from the University of Exeter, the answer is to eat less meat. The researchers also recommend that we recycle our waste and increase the efficiency of our farming processes, but to make a substantial enough difference the world needs to reduce its average global meat consumption from 16.... <a href='https://inhabitat.com/study-finds-western-world-must-halve-its-meat-consumption-if-we-are-to-feed-global-population-by-2050/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Steak

It is estimated that the world's population will reach 9.3 billion people by 2050, which raises significant questions as to how exactly we are going to feed such a massive number of people — and according to a new report from the University of Exeter, the answer is to eat less meat. The researchers also recommend that we recycle our waste and increase the efficiency of our farming processes, but to make a substantial enough difference the world needs to reduce its average global meat consumption from 16.... <a href='https://inhabitat.com/study-finds-western-world-must-halve-its-meat-consumption-if-we-are-to-feed-global-population-by-2050/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Western World Must Reduce Meat Consumption By 50 Percent

It is estimated that the world's population will reach 9.3 billion people by 2050, which raises significant questions as to how exactly we are going to feed such a massive number of people — and according to a new report from the University of Exeter, the answer is to eat less meat. The researchers also recommend that we recycle our waste and increase the efficiency of our farming processes, but to make a substantial enough difference the world needs to reduce its average global meat consumption from 16....

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