Vegetarianism beneficially impacts global food production by more effective use of resources and environmental savings. Since plant foods require far less land, water, and energy to produce than meat, a rise in vegetarianism leads to greater food output per acre of land, in which more people would be able to be fed on the same area of farming land.
Furthermore, crop farming has reduced greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation, maintaining biodiversity and causing less climate change. Crops for human consumption rather than crops grown to produce animal feeds constitute a more sustainable and equitable food system, which has the potential to reduce global hunger and render the global food supply more stable.
Did You Know?
A single acre of land can produce about 20,000 pounds of potatoes but only around 165 pounds of beef! That means growing veggies is way more efficient for feeding people than raising livestock.