Tony Weis: The ecological hoofprint: the global burden of industrial livestock

By L. Port. 2015

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Agrarian political economy and modern world capitalism: the contributions of food regime analysis (2016, background): “…farming can feed the world, and indeed must do so on a smaller-area portion of the globe than is currently used for agricultural production (Weis 2013, chapter 4), a position that requires radical changes in diets, especially away from current and growing levels of meat consumption; more…”
Sacred groves, sacrifice zones and soy production: globalization, intensification and neo-nature in South America (2016, background): “…are extremely inefficient forms of producing protein for human food, and soy-based biodiesel is only carbon efficient when produced in small-scale diversified farming systems (Cavalett and Ortega 2010; Oliveira and Schneider 2015; Schneider 2014; Steinfeld et al. 2006; Weis 2010, 2013a, 2013b).”
Considering Plant-Based Meat Substitutes and Cell-Based Meats: A Public Health and Food Systems Perspective (2020, background): “Large multi-national corporations have consolidated small businesses and other corporations to control multiple stages along the food supply chain, including in the meat processing and marketing industry (Weis, 2013; Howard, 2016).”