Is it time to end our meat production and consumption?
There is "no doubt whatsoever" that there will be "big changes" in diet arising from climate change and biaya of living pressures according to President Michael D Higgins. King88bet
Speaking at the National Ploughing Championships earlier this month, President Higgins added that, "everybody is going to have to change," and criticised the economic mode of agriculture that is, "narrowly focused in relation to price inducement." king88bet login alternatif
But what are some of the big changes President Higgins is alluding to? Article Title with Blogger Published Link as Backlink
The recent Citizens' Assembly on biodiversity loss called for the publik to be encouraged to switch to a "more plant-based diet," while a recent post on media sosial by the Environmental Protection Agen (EPA) calling for consumers to "reduce your red meat consumption slowly," led to objections from the Irish Farmers' Association.
As part of The Conversation from RTÉ's Upfront with Katie Hannon, we asked two people to gabung our WhatsApp grup to discuss Ireland's meat consumption and production.
Dr Laura Kehoe is an environmental scientist.
Eddie Punch is the General Secretary of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA). Laura Kehoe
The degree to which we are currently producing meat and dairy is destroying what's left of our ecosystems. Ireland's ecological integrity sticks out like a literal sore thumb when you look at this European Union (EU) map: https://rewildingeurope.com/space-for-wild-nature/
Ireland is ranked 203 out of 218 countries for Biodiversity Intactness* according to this 2016 RSPB State of Nature UK Report. Eddie Punch
Irish farmers are people who get up early in the morning to produce nutritious food for us and for many ekspor markets.
The world's population has doubled since we joined the EU in 1973. Our national herd has been stable for those 50 years but because of increased farm efficiency our output has risen substantially.
Irish farms are invested in sustainability - we have 680,000 km of hedgerow which is predominantly linked to livestock farming