Geez, we already have factory education which is failing us miserably & they now want factory farming as well ? What else don't some people want to function ?

Sarnian, if your plan was to come to pass there would be a very great number of animals living much shorter, uncomfortable, hungry lives, dying much younger, & in great pain.

Really good sensible article on factory farming (for a change). It gets right to the heart of the issue, hobby farms run as if we lived in the Victorian era will not feed the world, or even a small village for that matter. Naive anthropomorphism and caricatured descriptions of what are productive businesses are hurdles anyone interested in ending world hunger must overcome.

from auther,..""the world..will be consuming
two-thirds more animal protein
in 2050..than it does today...

The report estimates..meat consumption will rise by 73%..
and dairy consumption..by 58%..over current levels...""

BY..2050
ie in 38 years

""The last forty-five years..[45 years]..
has seen..*a significant increase..in world animal protein production.""

compare the persentage
38 years=58%
over the last 45 years= 700%
[350%..200%...180%]...[all at least double
THE REQUIRED..58%...[so we are going to cut it?]

the scare is obvious
look at the authers own words

""Since 1967..global production of poultry meat
has increased by around 700%,..eggs by 350%,..pig meat by 290%,
sheep and goat meat by 200%,..beef and buffalo meat by 180% and milk by 180%."""

noting that fishing isnt mentioned[yet]

""Livestock are increasingly important..to the food security of millions of people.""

and they are happy to live off grass
that god grows for free[heck they could happily live off your front lawn/clippings]..but can life near anywhere..

with no extra greenhouse
or energy imputs[they can be walked to market if need be
[they follow the food]..

plus dont underestimate using sprouted corn etc
[it extends the corn 4 fold further..and the beasts love it]

but heck we are asking for everyone concerned..to injcrease their production by half

too easy..with better managment practices
[unless you grow them in airconditioned luxury]
using their methane...to grow permaculture in high rises

where the members of the commune
work for a fair share..plus accomidation and entertainment
[remember the rule is location location location

locate them in the right place
and..just build it..'they will come''

anyhow
dont panic

we are wasting 45%..of what we now got
so we dont really need extra..just less waste

The world will NOT be consuming two-thirds more animal protein
in 2050.than it does today... for the simple reason that it will not be available to consume.
There will not be enough oil, water, and soil to grow it.
There will be too many people trying to survive on a pillaged land.
The warning is there and has been ever since the “Limits of growth”.
Yes I know it has been rubbished for being wrong but it is not and never has been wrong, just the timing was out.

Hasbeen, Those lemon sipping crows are probably trying to find where you've planted the salt and tequila?
Fruit fly are a real worry; but, I think we're getting on top of this one, with an annual release of sterile males. A little irradiation of eggs and very precisely controlled temps in the hatching rooms produces sterile males, who being bigger and stronger than their naturally produced counterparts, win most of the mating rights, which produces mostly infertile eggs.
A few more seasons and they will have all but eliminated themselves; ditto, disease carrying mosquitoes.
Other studies have shown that most spaying is counter productive; given, it indiscriminately removes/kills a whole range of farmer friendlies like the assassin bug.
One NZ orchardist I've heard about, virtually eliminated moth strike, with a few strategically placed UV lights and trays of kero topped water?
Small grids in the concrete of kerbing, will allow all run-off storm water; to peculate into a number of Ag pipes, which then distribute water normally wasted and or washed out to sea. And there's case for using tertiary treated effluent, which is chock full of plant nutrient; to water mop crops? Again, a better result than sending it to sea to destroy much of the marine habitat.
Hawk and eagle cut outs that move convincingly/naturally, with the wind; are a useful bird deterrent as is the replay of recorded distress calls, which can often be elicited, with the occasional backside full of bird shot?
You know what they say, where there's a will; there's always a relative.