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3. In the United
States 30% of
all food, worth
US$48.3 billion
(€32.5 billion),
is thrown
away each
year.
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It is estimated that about half of the
water used to produce this food also
goes to waste, since agriculture is the
largest human use of water.
(Jones, 2004 cited in Lundqvist et al., 2008)
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Almost 1/3 of food produced for human
consumption - approximately 1.3 billion
tonnes per year - which could feed the
total global population of 7 billion is
either lost or wasted.
(www.futuredirections.org)
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If we planted trees on land currently
used to grow unnecessary surplus
and wasted food, this would offset a
theoretical maximum of 100% of
greenhouse gas emissions from fossil
fuel combustion.
10. 10% of rich countries'
greenhouse gas emissions
come from growing food
that is never eaten.
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Rotten food stinks!!!
much more dangerous
is the emission of
odourless gas
(methane) that it
produces, which has
greater global
warming potential
than carbon dioxide.
(The Produce News-Oct 24, 2013)
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Nearly one billion people go hungry
every day. More than 20,000 children
under the age of 5 die daily from
hunger.
(
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (
FAO)
,
19. Reducing the
amount of food
that is wasted in
the system
represents one
important lever
to help solve the
current and
expanding food
crisis.
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21. Youths can develop a
cooperative strategy with
each targeted value chain to
determine their market
information needs and
potential opportunities that
could provide to facilitate
regional trade and enhance
linkages.
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