How efficient is so-called 'factory farming' really is?

Question

How efficient is so-called 'factory farming' really is?

Answer 1

Efficient? yes.

Sustainable? no.

Answer 2

Factory farming is essential in places where consumption is very high and production is very low. For example tomato can be produced by conventional methods and yield will be around 25-50 Tons per hectare. But if you use Nutrient film technique (NFT) you get even upto 500 Tons (Israel).

But the if you consider health of poeple you have to produce in under developed or developing countries by sustainable ways and import them.

Answer 3

Its not at all its only efficient in the sense that it can keep up with the numbers of consumption.  This is really detail and vast area and to really get down to the key issues i suggest that you check out this website and they have many articles on this topic.

Answer 4

Um, factory farming is already a loaded term.

All farming is factory farming, and yes it is efficient.

If it was not efficient they would use other more efficient methods.

Answer 5

Is it efficient? Yes, very efficient. They know to the penny how much it costs to raise the animals. They make very little profit per animal, but they make their money in volume. They are so efficient that they have forced most small farms out of business, they can't compete. Being efficient is far from being better, especially for the animals.

Answer 6

"Factory farming" in the US is the reason you can buy quality food cheaper than anywhere else in the world.

Answer 7

Modern farming (so called factory farming by the ignorant) is extremely efficient.  In the US, less than 2% of our population is now actively involved in food production.  In 1831, 90% of the US population was actively involved in food production.

This increase in efficiency has allowed our society to greatly extend it's efforts to explore other sciences, engineering and artistic endevours.

Without this increase in efficiency, Brittney's lack of panties would not be worth mentioning in the papers.