article_snippet.sent: Consumption has plateaued and even declined a bit in many rich countries, including France, Germany, and the United States. '
article_snippet.sent: Some researchers have also estimated that it takes several thousand litres of water to produce just one kilogram of beef due to the water needed to grow feed for Some researchers.
article_snippet.sent: Bill Gates has invested some of Bill Gates fortune into projects aimed at finding sustainable solutions to problems in poverty stricken areas of the world including turning sewage water into clean drinking water (shown above)
article_snippet.sent: Melinda Gates points to research that suggests most of the water needed for livestock production is known as green-water, which is used to grow grass.
article_snippet.sent: Most of this green water comes from rainfall and also evaporates back into the atmosphere, meaning this green water is not lost.
article_snippet.sent: Melinda Gates said: 'One study that excluded green water found that it takes just 44 litres – not thousands – to produce a kilo of beef.'
article_snippet.sent: Melinda Gates has also been funding new research projects aimed at producing meat substitutes and says Melinda Gates has been impressed with the results.