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The '''food vs. feed competition''' |
The '''food vs. feed competition''' is the competition for resources, such as land, between growing [[food|crops for human consumption]] and growing [[fodder|crops for animals]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Manceron|first1=Stéphane|last2=Ben-Ari|first2=Tamara|last3=Dumas|first3=Patrice|date=July 2014|title=Feeding proteins to livestock: Global land use and food vs. feed competition|journal=OCL|volume=21|issue=4|pages=D408|doi=10.1051/ocl/2014020|issn=2272-6977|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Steinfeld|first1=H.|last2=Opio|first2=C.|date=2010|title=The availability of feeds for livestock: Competition with human consumption in present world|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/B7D5D3D44F757822AEE2C75F01D046B7/S2040470010000488a.pdf/the-availability-of-feeds-for-livestock-competition-with-human-consumption-in-present-world.pdf|journal=Advances in Animal Biosciences|language=en|volume=1|issue=2|pages=421|doi=10.1017/S2040470010000488|doi-access=free}}</ref> |
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In many countries, livestock graze from the land which mostly cannot be used for growing human-edible crops, as seen by the fact that there is three times as much [[agricultural land]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agricultural land (% of land area) {{!}} Data |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.AGRI.ZS |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=data.worldbank.org}}</ref> as arable land.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arable land (% of land area) {{!}} Data |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.ARBL.ZS |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=data.worldbank.org}}</ref> |
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==Protein production== |
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The term food vs feed competition is often used in the [[livestock]] industry, to compare crop inputs vs protein outputs. |
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For example, it is much more efficient to feed humans with crops rather then growing crops for animals, which are then in turn used to feed humans.<ref>[http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/home/en/news_archive/2017_More_Fuel_for_the_Food_Feed.html More Fuel for the Food/Feed Debate]</ref> |
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The term ''food vs. feed competition'' is also used in the [[livestock]] industry to compare crop inputs (including space required) vs. protein outputs. For example, crops for people to eat require less land and other resources than crops for animals to eat so people can eat them.<ref>{{Cite web|title=More Fuel for the Food/Feed Debate|url=http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/home/en/news_archive/2017_More_Fuel_for_the_Food_Feed.html|access-date=2021-05-07|website=[[United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization|UN FAO]]}}</ref> |
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==In a circular agriculture system== |
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| ⚫ | In a [[circular agriculture]] system, [[ |
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| ⚫ | In a [[circular agriculture]] system, [[food waste|wasted food]] (no longer edible by humans) can be provided to livestock, which in turn feed humans.<ref>[https://www.wur.nl/upload_mm/d/0/8/04c5cc5d-7bf8-48cf-bb20-2d556a2a13f5_07%20Hannah%20van%20Zanten%20Do%20animals%20have%20a%20role%20in%20future%20food%20systems.pdf The role of farm animals in a circular food system by Hannah Van Zanten]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Environmental impact of meat production]] |
* [[Environmental impact of meat production]] |
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* [[Agricultural productivity]] |
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* [[Agricultural_productivity]] |
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* [[Environmental vegetarianism]] |
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* [[Environmental_vegetarianism]] |
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* [[Precision fermentation]] |
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* [[Veganism#Economics of veganism|Economics of veganism]] |
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* [[Feed conversion ratio]] |
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* [[Fish meal]] |
* [[Fish meal]] |
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* [[Food security]] |
* [[Food security]] |
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* [[Food race]] |
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* [[Food vs. fuel]] |
* [[Food vs. fuel]] |
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* [[Meat |
* [[Meat alternative]] |
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* [[Veganism#Economics_of_veganism]] |
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[[Category:Food security| ]] |
[[Category:Food security| ]] |
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[[Category:Sustainable food system|*]] |
[[Category:Sustainable food system|*]] |
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[[Category:Food and the environment]] |
[[Category:Food and the environment]] |
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[[Category:Climate change]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:56, 12 July 2024
The food vs. feed competition is the competition for resources, such as land, between growing crops for human consumption and growing crops for animals.[1][2]
In many countries, livestock graze from the land which mostly cannot be used for growing human-edible crops, as seen by the fact that there is three times as much agricultural land[3] as arable land.[4]
The term food vs. feed competition is also used in the livestock industry to compare crop inputs (including space required) vs. protein outputs. For example, crops for people to eat require less land and other resources than crops for animals to eat so people can eat them.[5]
In a circular agriculture system, wasted food (no longer edible by humans) can be provided to livestock, which in turn feed humans.[6]
See also
[edit]- Environmental impact of meat production
- Agricultural productivity
- Environmental vegetarianism
- Precision fermentation
- Economics of veganism
- Feed conversion ratio
- Fish meal
- Food security
- Food race
- Food vs. fuel
- Meat alternative
References
[edit]- ^ Manceron, Stéphane; Ben-Ari, Tamara; Dumas, Patrice (July 2014). "Feeding proteins to livestock: Global land use and food vs. feed competition". OCL. 21 (4): D408. doi:10.1051/ocl/2014020. ISSN 2272-6977.
- ^ Steinfeld, H.; Opio, C. (2010). "The availability of feeds for livestock: Competition with human consumption in present world" (PDF). Advances in Animal Biosciences. 1 (2): 421. doi:10.1017/S2040470010000488.
- ^ "Agricultural land (% of land area) | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Arable land (% of land area) | Data". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "More Fuel for the Food/Feed Debate". UN FAO. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ The role of farm animals in a circular food system by Hannah Van Zanten
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