While international organizations and national governments "discuss" their proposals, more than 800 million people each year continue to die of hunger in the indifference of the developed countries.
Western consumers use a ton of food per year: 90 Kg for direct consumption, the remaining 910 kg as feed to produce meat, milk and eggs. We are facing an energy production down, for one calorie of animal food takes up to 20 calories of food plants: to produce a kilo of meat takes an average of 10 kg of grain and 3,000 gallons of water.
II 50% cereals and 75% of soy products in the world are used to feed animals that are eaten in Western countries rather than be used to feed millions of hungry people.
Ten million hectares of land in the southern hemisphere are grown for feeding farm animals who may feed more than eight billion people.
Each year, only in Italy, we "consume" more than 700 million animals from farms, from a disastrous environmental and real lager of animal suffering. The phenomena "mad cow", "dioxin chickens", etc.. are the "natural" consequence of this type of farming.
If you drastically reduced the consumption of foods animal, it would save those cereals, soybeans, legumes, soil, water and energy needed to feed those who do not have access to even a bowl of cereal a day.
false beliefs about the nutritional properties of meat are essential, unfortunately, die hard, in recent decades, the demand for animal foods has soared largely as a result of the strong pressure exerted by lobby advertising industry producers carnea.
Raising animals for food requires more than one third of all raw materials and fossil fuels West. Producing a single hamburger takes enough fossil fuel to operate for 20 hours a computer or to light a room for 100 hours.
The meat industry is among the leading causes of water pollution. The farm animals produce 130 times more excrement that the human population, 40,000 pounds per second. An industry of 3,000 pigs generate solid waste equivalent to those of a town of 12,000 inhabitants.
The current food model is supported by a few multinational corporations that produce seeds, pesticides, hormones and steroids, raise and slaughter animals, control the distribution and the image of the meat product. While in the north of the world health emergencies are represented by obesity and related diseases excessive consumption of meat, the South is seen vital steal food for survival.
Raising animals for food requires more than one third of all raw materials and fossil fuels West. Producing a single hamburger takes enough fossil fuel to operate a computer for 20 hours or to light a room for 100 hours.
The meat industry is among the leading causes of water pollution. The farm animals produce 130 times more excrement that the human population, 40,000 pounds per second. An industry of 3,000 pigs generate solid waste equivalent to those of a town of 12,000 inhabitants.
The planet provides enough grain to give each human being a daily ration of 3000 Kcal and about twice its optimal protein needs. Who does not have 2000 Kcal suffering from undernourishment. 35% of cereals is instead fed the animals of which only a part of humanity can feed itself.
The current food model is supported by a few multinational corporations that produce seeds, pesticides, hormones and steroids, raise and slaughter animals, control the distribution and the image of the meat product. While in the north of the world health emergencies are represented by obesity and related illnesses, excessive consumption of meat, the South subtract food is seen vital for survival.
In 2025 there will be 10 billion. You must choose whether to continue to produce food to fatten the animals or food for humans. Scientists are agreed that it is technically possible to feed all of humanity (as long as this is a vegetarian), and that hunger is not a question of production but of distribution of resources.
of the 3rd World countries are dependent on rich countries for an increasing proportion of their supplies of food, 60% of food aid in the Third World come from Western countries. In a truly free market country in the south could produce their food, but the subsidies to western producers heavily affect the market and invade the market with overproduction poor by discouraging local production of traditional cereals.
7 calories needed to produce one calorie vegetable animal, this means that in a hungry world, food production in calories are lost meaty 6: A hectare of land used for cultivation of soybeans produces 28 times more protein (high biological value) than if it were used for rearing cattle.
With growing food needs of the third world is no longer possible to allow the enormous waste of cereals intended for farmed animals, because they consume 35% of global cereal output and these are added the fish meal, meat, milk, soya cake, groundnut, sunflower etc..
in intensive meat production due to an unsustainable waste: the average yield is only 10%. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture takes 16 kg of mixed corn and soybeans to obtain one kg of beef, 6 kg for one kg of pork, 4 for a pound of turkey, 3 to produce one kg of chicken or eggs.
If the world produced cereals such as American agriculture consumes 80% hours of energy consumed in the world would be a threat to the entire planet and the third world financial ruin. In OECD countries, the majority of crops intended for animal feed only 20% of energy consumed in agriculture is used for the production of vegetables consumed directly by humans.
Most developing countries (under the constant pressure of the multinational food and livestock) opts for the profitable production of commodities for export. So farmers are forced to extend more and more areas under monoculture to pay imports of cereals and areas for cultivation of food human narrows.
The huge energy cost of farming will make them less competitive compared to traditional farming due to a steady increase in the cost of energy. The areas most threatened are those of livestock production and greenhouse. The transport of food over long distances in the future will no longer be possible. After the depletion of non-renewable energy sources, the meat will become a rare and expensive, affordable only to wealthy people.
If industrialized countries to reduce the herds would no longer import many food for the cattle from the countries of the Third World: the latter should necessarily orient their production towards food for humans directly. The price of land in developing countries would be reduced and small farmers could return to traditional agriculture and would be able to feed themselves and their families.
Every year millions of lambs are restrained, their throats cut and made to die slowly bleed to death. Three minutes of pure agony and it because the meat may be white, tender and palatable. This year celebrates Easter without lamb in the dish. Avoid unnecessary slaughter of innocents.
Industry Meat is one of the leading causes of water pollution. The farm animals produce 130 times more excrement that the human population, 40,000 pounds per second. An industry of 3,000 pigs generate solid waste equivalent to those of a town of 12,000 inhabitants.
The breeding of animals for food is one of the major causes of deforestation: the rainforests are being destroyed at a rate of 310,000 square kilometers a year to make room for livestock breeding. The environmental cost of a single burger is half a square meter of land.
The Western world uses 60% of grain to feed livestock. Europe importing millions of tons of plant food to feed its stables intensive. A calf needs 13 kg of wheat and soybeans to increase by one pound. Campaign "Against Hunger can be another power"
70% of the agricultural lands of the West is used to raise and feed the animals. A hectare of land can produce in one year 2,500 kg of vegetable protein, or only 200 kg of animal protein when used for pasture or to grow food for animals. Campaign "Against Hunger can be another power"
Raising animals for food consumes more than half the world's water resources. It takes 3,150 gallons of water to produce one kilo of beef, while 200 are enough to produce one kilogram of wheat.
The age of the barn is nearly full, so it's already over. For the past five years the world eats more food than it produces. And if the great nations have so far have avoided the crisis by drawing on stocks, now they are down to lower levels of the past 25 years, so in the near future we will see great competition on world markets to seize stocks of cereals, with prices drastically increase.
taken from the manifesto of 6.12.2007
According to the Antitrust Authority, the prices of fruits and vegetables increased by 77% in the case of very short chain (farmer-consumer), 103% in the case of an intermediary, of 290% in the case of two brokers, 294% in the case of long chain . So you will save by buying local products (because you avoid the costs of transport), s'inquina not (because the goods travel for less km) and has more fresh goods.
http://www.ilmanifesto.it/argomenti-settimana/articolo_8f4310883795dd42a43738cce9a45af3.html
According to the Antitrust Authority, the prices of staple food, in the transition from producer to consumer, increased by 241% in the case of milk, 369% in the case of pasta, 1,325% in the case of bread.
http://www.ilmanifesto.it/argomenti-settimana/articolo_8f4310883795dd42a43738cce9a45af3.html
According to Coldiretti, for every euro spent by consumers, 60 cents for commercial distribution , industry and only 23 cents 17 cents to the farmer.
http://www.ilmanifesto.it/argomenti-settimana/articolo_8f4310883795dd42a43738cce9a45af3.html
About 24,000 people die every day from hunger or related causes.
10% of children living in developing countries die before their fifth birthday.
Famine and wars cause just 10% of hunger deaths, although these are the causes of which we hear most often about. Most of hunger deaths are caused by chronic malnutrition.
The poorest require minimum resources to be able to grow sufficient edible products and become self-sufficient good quality seeds, agricultural implements appropriate and access to water.
http://www.edscuola.it/archivio/interlinea/poverta.htm
Many experts in this field are convinced that the best way to alleviate world hunger is education. Educated people are more able to escape from the cycle of poverty that causes hunger.
http://www.edscuola.it/archivio/interlinea/poverta.htm
More than half of the children of the earth are suffering hardship due to heavy poverty, conflict and HIV / AIDS,
http://www.sosinfanzia.org/statistiche/poverta_nel_mondo.asp
Almost half of 3.6 million people died in wars from 1990 to 2004 are children. Over the 90 years, nearly 20 million children have fled their homes because of armed conflict.
http://www.sosinfanzia.org/statistiche/poverta_nel_mondo.asp
"Every year on Earth there are 76 million people in more" M. Wackernagel (Earth Reloaded) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQELcu7EcT4
"Between 2007 and 2008 the price of wheat increased by 130%. The price of rice has doubled "L. Brown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQELcu7EcT4
