THREE PRESENT-DAY PARADOXES ABOUT FOOD AND NUTRITION
FEED PEOPLE, ANIMALS, OR CARS?
One-third of all food production worldwide is destined for feeding livestock. In addition, a growing share of agricultural land is used for the production of biofuel. As a result, we are choosing to feed automobiles instead of people.
* allocation of the use of grains as a percentage between animal food, human food, and the production of biofuel
FEED WASTE OR FEED THE HUNGRY?
Every year worldwide, 1.3 billion tons of perfectly edible food are wasted, while 868 million people suffer from hunger.
OBE SE
868 million
DEATHS EVERY YEAR WORLDWIDE FROM:
WE OVER IGHT P OR
1.5
E PL EO
1 2 3
Today, worldwide, for every malnourished person, there are two people who are obese or overweight.
TODAY IN THE WORLD
ISH OUR ED P N R
PLE EO
DIE OF HUNGER OR OBESITY?
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AN ANALYSIS OF PRESENT-DAY GLOBAL SCENARIOS AND THEIR CONTINUAL AND RAPID EVOLUTION HIGHLIGHT A WORLD OF UNSUSTAINABLE PARADOXES
billion
LACK OF FOOD
36
FOR EVERY UNDERNOURISHED PERSON, THERE ARE TWO WHO ARE OBESE OR OVERWEIGHT
TOO MUCH FOOD
29
million
million
GRAIN PRODUCTION IN THE WORLD AND ITS USE* 2020
TODAY
+17.3% 2,245,000,000 t
TODAY
2020
-3.9%
47.4%
45.6%
HUMAN FOOD
+2.1%
32.9%
33.6%
ANIMAL FODDER
+15%
6.6%
7.6%
BIOFUELS
2,633,000,000 t
POPULATION TODAY
2020
+10% 7 billion
1/3
7,7 billion OF GLOBAL FOOD PRODUCTION
ENDS UP IN THE GARBAGE EACH YEAR
Source: BCFN elaboration based on OECD/FAO 2011; WHO 2010; GLOBAL FOOTPRINT NETWORK 2012
1.3
OF FOOD ARE WASTED
billion tons
4 TIMES
WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO FEED THE 868 MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE HUNGRY
THE PLANET’S BALANCE IS NEGATIVE Today, what is consumed is greater than what we are able to regenerate. For our current lifestyle, we will need 1.5 planets, and in 40 years we will need 3
TODAY
1.5
planets
2050
3
planets