To which extent is Rethink Priorities (RP) open to considering the effects of animal farming on wild soil nematodes, mites, and springtails? I think it would be great to know how different forecasts for the growth of animal farming impact land use. For example, insect farming may increase cropland in modest growth scenarios where it mostly replaces plant-based feed, but decrease cropland in large growth scenarios where it is enabled by waste products, and therefore decreases other sources of feed.
Hi Hannah, Sagar, and @William McAuliffe,
To which extent is Rethink Priorities (RP) open to considering the effects of animal farming on wild soil nematodes, mites, and springtails? I think it would be great to know how different forecasts for the growth of animal farming impact land use. For example, insect farming may increase cropland in modest growth scenarios where it mostly replaces plant-based feed, but decrease cropland in large growth scenarios where it is enabled by waste products, and therefore decreases other sources of feed.