Alexander J. SteinJul 29, 2025
Our ability to produce food for 8 billion people is impressive. We would even have enough #calories for far more than 8 billion if we used fewer crops for farm #animals and #biofuels, and lost less in our #supplychains… (1/2) www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/agricultur... #foodsecurity #foodwaste

No, growing more food does not...
No, growing more food does not mean we always need more and more inputs

Many lower-income countries do, but high and middle-income countries have reduced fertilisers, pesticides, labour, and land without reducing food production.

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(2/2) The growth of #agriculture has come at a huge #environment cost, but many countries showed that it's possible to do more with less: they produce the same or more food with less #fertilisers, #pesticides, land & labour… www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/agricultur... #inputs #landuse #labour

No, growing more food does not...
No, growing more food does not mean we always need more and more inputs

Many lower-income countries do, but high and middle-income countries have reduced fertilisers, pesticides, labour, and land without reducing food production.

Sustainability by numbers
Jul 29, 2025 at 10:19amWeb