• commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 hours ago

    from the abstract

    We then analysed the potential of replacing food-competing feedstuff—here cereals, whole fish, vegetable oils and pulses that account for 15% of total feed use—with food system by-products and residues.

    a distinct minority of animal feed competes with human food

    • Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Yes, humans cannot eat grass (for example), but grass is also not a byproduct. And fields used to grow grass could be used either for other (human-edible) crops, habitation or for wildlife restoration.

      • commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        fields used to grow grass could be used either for other (human-edible) crops

        some. I doubt that’s true for most grasslands.