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From Eberhard Rhein, European Policy Centre, Brussels

In response to the article:
Do higher meat and milk prices adversely affect poor people?

Dear Mark,

Thanks for publishing the above article, but I think it needs a critical revision. It is not possible to project the growing demand for food and meat until 2050 without questioning the sustainability of meeting such demand. I simply do not think that your projections are sustainable. Where shall the extra land come from to supply 50 percent higher world population with rising production of meat and milk.

Yes, you do mention rising constraints, but fail to put the finger on the supply side, water and land. I think, humanity will have to reduce its meat demand if it wants to feed rising numbers of people.

Truly yours,

Eberhard Rhein
European Policy Centre
Brussels
eberhard.rhein@skynet.be

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