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Python farming as a flexible and efficient form of agricultural food security

nature.com

5 points by swiper_lux 2 years ago · 7 comments

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heavyset_go 2 years ago

First they came for the Python developers, and I said nothing

mentalpiracy 2 years ago

there is no version of reality where farming a carnivore that requires animal proteins for growth is magically going to be more economically efficient than non-carnivores.

  • selcuka 2 years ago

    It is basically a way to recover waste. The article mentions that:

    > The most common feed inputs were wild-caught rodents and waste protein from agri-food supply chains (e.g., pork, chicken, fish). Many of the larger python farms make sausages from processed waste protein.

JoeAltmaier 2 years ago

I prefer crickets.

  • 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 2 years ago

    I've been eating soy and driving a Prius. One day society will catch up to my advanced 2003-era thinking.

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