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Re:Billionaire-funded group quietly taking farmland out of p... by j-pb on Sunday July 31, 2022 @09:26AM (#32295341)
68% is Burnt for pastures for Cattle Farming. 28% is Burnt for Agriculture, of which 60% is for soybeans, of which 77% are shipped overseas for (you guessed it) livestock feed.

Palm Oil plants are only 12% of those 28%.

That means at least 80% is burned for Livestock or livestock feed. Since part of the palm oil and other plant produce is also used for livestock feed that number probably closer to 85%.

See: https://www.fern.org/fileadmin/uploads/fern/Documents/Fern%2...

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Re:Billionaire-funded group quietly taking farmland out of p... by eurasiantiger on Sunday July 31, 2022 @10:32AM (#32295744)
Guess it’s time to start being more aggressive with anti-meat messaging.

A major issue with the less-meat-more-veggies idea is glyphosate, though, as produce treated with it is not vegan: glyphosate mixtures typically contain tallow from animal fat.

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