Leading scientists are claiming that the spiraling population will mean major meat shortages. Also, there will not be enough water by 2050 to grow crops based on our current diet.The report says dramatic cuts in our meat consumption are the only answer. ‘There will be just enough water if the proportion of animal-based foods is limited to 5% of total calories and considerable regional water deficits can be met by a reliable system of food trade,’ it states. Humans currently get about 20 per cent of their protein from animal-based products. ‘We will need a new recipe to feed the world in the future,’ said the report’s editor, Anders Jägerskog A UN report released in June likewise emphasized that meat production consumes the lion-share of the world’s fresh water supply, 38 per cent of the world’s habitable land and contributes to 19 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The United Nations found vegan and vegetarian diets to be the least taxing on the world’s shrinking resources. Not only are chickpeas great for your health, they are great for the environment!
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