THREE PRESENT-DAY PARADOXES ABOUT FOOD AND NUTRITION

AN ANALYSIS OF PRESENT-DAY GLOBAL SCENARIOS AND THEIR CONTINUAL AND RAPID

EVOLUTION HIGHLIGHT A WORLD OF UNSUSTAINABLE PARADOXES

DIE OF HUNGER
OR
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OVER IGHT
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DEATHS
ISH
OR OBESITY? OUR ED P
TODAY N
EVERY YEAR

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PL
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1.5

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868

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Today, worldwide, for every
malnourished person, there are two WORLDWIDE FROM:
people who are obese or overweight.
WORLD million billion
LACK
OF FOOD

36
TOO MUCH
FOOD

FOR EVERY UNDERNOURISHED 29

PERSON, THERE ARE TWO WHO million million
ARE OBESE OR OVERWEIGHT

FEED PEOPLE,
ANIMALS, GRAIN PRODUCTION IN THE WORLD AND ITS USE*

2
TODAY 2020
OR CARS? TODAY 2020

One-third of all food production +17.3% -3.9% 47.4% 45.6%

HUMAN
worldwide is destined for feeding FOOD
livestock. In addition, a growing share 2,245,000,000 t 2,633,000,000 t
of agricultural land is used for the
production of biofuel. As a result, we
are choosing to feed automobiles ANIMAL
+2.1% 32.9% 33.6%
instead of people.
POPULATION FODDER

TODAY 2020

* allocation of the use of grains

as a percentage between animal food,
+10% +15% 6.6% 7.6% BIOFUELS
human food, and the production
of biofuel 7 billion 7,7 billion

FEED WASTE
OR FEED 1/3 OF GLOBAL
1.3 OF FOOD ARE WASTED

3
FOOD PRODUCTION THE PLANET’S BALANCE TODAY
THE HUNGRY? billion tons IS NEGATIVE
Today, what is
1.5
Every year worldwide, 1.3 billion tons
of perfectly edible food are wasted,
ENDS UP
IN THE GARBAGE
4 TIMES consumed is greater
planets
while 868 million people suffer from EACH YEAR WHAT IT WOULD TAKE than what we are able
hunger. TO FEED THE 868 MILLION to regenerate.
PEOPLE WHO ARE HUNGRY For our current lifestyle, 2050
we will need
1.5 planets, and in 40 3
years we will need 3 planets

Source: BCFN elaboration based on OECD/FAO 2011; WHO 2010; GLOBAL FOOTPRINT NETWORK 2012