"The reason is that **we feed livestock and cars, not people**. "The world **produces 3 billion tonnes of cereals every year. Less than half of this goes towards human food**; 41% is fed to livestock, and 11% is used for industrial uses, like biofuels. ([Location 2590](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=2590))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[biofuels]], [[food-security]], [[food-production]], [[cereals]], [[farming]], [[deforrestation]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]