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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Replace animal farms with micro-organism tanks, say campaigners

Cattle grazing in Buckinghamshire on a sunny day
About 85% of agricultural land in England is used for pasture for grazing animals or to grow food. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock

Enough protein to feed the entire world could be produced on an area of land smaller than London if we replace animal farming with factories producing micro-organisms, a campaign has said.

The Reboot Food manifesto argues that three-quarters of the world’s farmland should be rewilded instead.

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