• Lorax@feddit.uk
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    14 hours ago

    Do you have a reference for that. All the sources say the majority of the plant goes to animals.

    • goedel@discuss.tchncs.de
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      8 hours ago

      ultimately, the vast majority of the weight of the crop does go to animals, but between what people use for industry, what people eat, and the amount that is put into an oil press, people use 93% of the crop and the industrial waste from human use is what is fed to animals.