> farms growing crops have been just as destructive as those raising animals
This comparison does not make sense. What this reporter and the public, in general, fail to realize still in 2019, is that most of the farms producing crops are doing so to produce cattle feed.
The majority of agricultural fields are planted to feed livestock, not humans. Only a relatively small amount of crops goes directly to humans.
This is why eating plants directly is much less wasteful and more resource-efficient. If more people eat plant-based, much less land will be needed for crops, that's the point.
This comparison does not make sense. What this reporter and the public, in general, fail to realize still in 2019, is that most of the farms producing crops are doing so to produce cattle feed.
The majority of agricultural fields are planted to feed livestock, not humans. Only a relatively small amount of crops goes directly to humans.
This is why eating plants directly is much less wasteful and more resource-efficient. If more people eat plant-based, much less land will be needed for crops, that's the point.