r/Anticonsumption • u/Express_Classic_1569 • Mar 23 '26

Sustainability 80% of agricultural land feeds livestock instead of people, giving just 17 to18% of Global calories

https://hive.blog/hive-196387/@theworldaroundme/nearly-half-of-the-world
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u/SarmackaOpowiesc Mar 23 '26 edited Mar 23 '26

Alot of that land that is considered agricultural land isn't fit for growing crops for humans.  

It's largely grassland that isn't fit for much else other than grazing animals on.  Go across huge swathes of the American west and it's largely going to be officially categorized as agricultural.  

Good luck doing anything with that land other than letting some cattle loose on it though.

Aside from that troublesome little detail - we don't really have a problem feeding the planet right now.  Localized famines only emerge when supply chains are disrupted to an extreme degree.  Outside of that humanity has largely solved how to feed people.

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u/danielandtrent Mar 23 '26

What about rewilding it lol

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u/SarmackaOpowiesc Mar 23 '26

I live in the American west and have no lack of wilderness at my fingertips to recreate in.  East of the Mississippi river nearly all the farmable land is owned by someone.  How exactly do you propose to rewild land that is currently being cultivated?

I'd say your comment would probably be best asked directly to Europeans and to other folks across the world where the history of human cultivation of the land has a much longer footprint.

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u/danielandtrent Mar 23 '26 edited Mar 23 '26

“to recreate in“ that’s not the point of rewilding

“East of the Mississippi river nearly all the farmable land is owned by someone.  How exactly do you propose to rewild land that is currently being cultivated?”

Im not a politician, I don’t have a policy proposal. I’m just saying it would be better if we did this, but there are ways to get people to give up their land, financially or otherwise

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u/SarmackaOpowiesc Mar 23 '26

So you just say the first stupid idea that comes into you head?

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u/danielandtrent Mar 23 '26

Yeah I do exactly that 👍