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[-] The_v@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Farming is always environmentally destructive. There is no such thing as "environmentally friendly" farming. The solution is massive investment into the farming infrastructure and rewilding of vast tracts of land.

https://ourworldindata.org/land-use

We use around half of the arable land for agriculture. The sad fact is we only need to use 10% of it. The rest we farm because we can make a profit. Not because it makes sense.

It would take a complete upheaval of our agricultural system. Massive investment into water storage, irrigation systems and protected culture. It would also mean the forced migration of a millions people from rural areas to be rewilded to areas under intensive agriculture.

Aka it's not an easy fix. t's a systematic change to the way we interact with the environment.

So, it's not going to happen.

this post was submitted on 01 Jun 2024
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