Meat+to+Eat

= Meat to Eat =



=The Paleo Problem= As wild animals diminished, our hunter-gatherer ancestors began raising and domesticating their own animals. Goats, sheep, pigs, chickens and cows provided them with milk, eggs and some meat.

=MP4U= We have grown so good at farming meat, more and more people on earth are able to eat a large amount of meat every day. But is this good for us and sustainable for our world today?

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Begin your research with these facts and links:

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 * According to FAOSTAT ([|FAO 2008]), approximately 56 billion land animals around the world are reared and slaughtered for human consumption each year. This number is expected to double by 2050.
 * We use almost 1/2 of our staple crops like corn and soybeans to feed animals. It takes a lot of food and water to get a small amount of meat. How does this affect the price of staple crops? Can we afford to eat so much meat? When the demand for these staple crops increases, what happens to food prices? Who does this hurt and how? See this WFP info graphic
 * ==== Read more facts about how much meat we eat and[| how eating less meat could help on this blog post by 1 million women] ====


 * Meat prices are low and more people eat more meat now. To get these low prices many farms now use cruel and unhealthy factory farming methods. Should we require better but probably more expensive animal farming methods? Should we eat less or even no meat?

=Possible Innovations:= How can we get people to eat less meat OR meat that is more sustainable? >
 * Can we grow meat NOT animals? Check out meat grown in a lab!
 * How can we get the world to eat less meat? ** (See powerful documentaries like Food Inc & Eating Animals) **
 * Can we get people to eat less meat to save the planet? "[|Want to save Earth? Cut out meat]" and for more facts "[|Eat less meat, save the planet]"
 * [|Beyond Meat]- This Bill Gates funded company is making the most delicious possible meat replacements
 * [|Plant based egg substitute.]