It was considered the most comprehensive analysis ever to explore the relationship between farming and the environment, leading to it being published in the highly renowned scientific journal Science. The study showed that even though meat and dairy take up 83 per cent of global agricultural land, they only provide 18 per cent of global calories and 37 per cent of global protein consumption.10 In other words, animal products are staggeringly inefficient – there is a massive disparity in the amount of resources we put into animal farming compared to what we get back. Simply put, the consumption
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