By Lee Hall
Part 9 of a Series
Sustainable Development Goals: They’re a major topic on social media. But if humans want to be sustainable, we’ve got to get serious. We must divest from customs and businesses that treat animal life as commodities. This blog entry is the ninth in a series, as we look at each of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The ninth goal is “Infrastructure, Innovation and Industrialization..”
Ah, innovation! Jackfruit BBQ ribs and cultured cashew cheese jump to mind. But the UN seems to be promoting a totally different approach, as it says:
“In developing countries, barely 30% of agricultural production undergoes industrial processing. In high-income countries, 98% is processed. This suggests that there are great opportunities for developing countries in agribusiness.”
Great opportunities in over-processing foods, just like high-income countries do?
Where’s the wisdom to learn from the traditional arts of crop growing?
Lee Hall is a member of the Speakers Bureau of the American Vegan Society. Lee’s entry on “Nonhuman Rights and Human Sustainability” appears in the Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Springer). Lee holds a Master’s degree in environmental law with a focus on climate change from Vermont Law School, and has taught environmental law at the University level.
