strategy
Reducing meat consumption to conserve grain
Context:
The northern or developed world's diet, particularly the North American diet, contains a high proportion of meat. A lot of meat is produced by feeding grain to animals. The meat produced in this way contains only 10% of the calories contained in the grain fed to the animals, and 10 to 12 kgs of grain are required to produce 1 kg of meat. In order to provide food for the rapidly growing global population, one option forwarded is to encourage northerners to eat lower on the food chain (less meat and more grains and vegetables), in order to free up the potentially enormous volume of grain that would have been used for meat production for use by the hungry masses. This proposition additionally benefits the health of northerners. Broader:
Decreasing consumptionImproving food self-sufficiencyReducing international disparity in the consumption of resources Constrains:
Factory farmingSowing mixed stock-feed grains Facilitates:
Combating hungerIncreasing amount of foodProviding dietary supplementsBalancing local nutrition intakes Facilitated by:
Advancing nutritionEducating in nutritionSupplying basic nutritional needsImproving basic dietary knowledgeDeveloping new community nutritionistsIncreasing consumption of vegetables and fruitImproving legislation relating to action against problems Problems:
FamineHealth hazards from animal feedstuffs
Health hazards from meat and meat preparations
Human consumption of animals
Hunger
Inadequate dietary fibre
Increased demand for meat and egg products
Inhumane killing of animals
Insufficient consumption of vegetables and fruit
Long-term shortage of meat and meat preparations
Malnutrition
Nutritional deficiencies
Unequal distribution of meat production
Unhealthy diet
Vitamin deficiencies in diet
Values:
ConsumptionOverconsumption Subjects:
Plant Life → CerealsAmenities → Consumption
Industry → Meat
Conservation → Conservation
Type Classification:
F: Exceptional strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
