global greenhouse gas emissions – around 14.5%. ADVERTISEMENT The agricultural industry uses about 20-33% of the world’s freshwater to grow food and provide animal drinking water.
Meanwhile, around 2 billion people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water.Finally, animal farming requires extensive deforestation to clear land for grazing animals.
This practice contributes even further to greenhouse gas emissions and habitat loss. According to the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), raising livestock requires 80% of the world’s agricultural land.
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