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Consider the following:
* Over 9 million people die worldwide each year because of hunger and malnutrition. 5 million are children.
* Approximately 1.2 billion people suffer from hunger (deficiency of calories and protein);
* Some 2 to 3.5 billion people have micronutrient deficiency (deficiency of vitamins and minerals);
* Yet, some 1.2 billion suffer from obesity (excess of fats and salt, often accompanied by deficiency of vitamins and minerals);
* Food wastage is also high:
o In the United Kingdom, “a shocking 30-40% of all food is never eaten;”
+ In the last decade the amount of food British people threw into the bin went up by 15%;
+ Overall, £20 billion (approximately $38 billion US dollars) worth of food is thrown away, every year.
o In the US 40-50% of all food ready for harvest never gets eaten;
o The impacts of this waste is not just financial. Environmentally this leads to:
+ Wasteful use of chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides;
+ More fuel used for transportation;
+ More rotting food, creating more methane — one of the most harmful greenhouse gases that contributes to climate change.
* The direct medical cost of hunger and malnutrition is estimated at $30 billion each year.
Consider the following:
* Over 9 million people die worldwide each year because of hunger and malnutrition. 5 million are children.
* Approximately 1.2 billion people suffer from hunger (deficiency of calories and protein);
* Some 2 to 3.5 billion people have micronutrient deficiency (deficiency of vitamins and minerals);
* Yet, some 1.2 billion suffer from obesity (excess of fats and salt, often accompanied by deficiency of vitamins and minerals);
* Food wastage is also high:
o In the United Kingdom, “a shocking 30-40% of all food is never eaten;”
+ In the last decade the amount of food British people threw into the bin went up by 15%;
+ Overall, £20 billion (approximately $38 billion US dollars) worth of food is thrown away, every year.
o In the US 40-50% of all food ready for harvest never gets eaten;
o The impacts of this waste is not just financial. Environmentally this leads to:
+ Wasteful use of chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides;
+ More fuel used for transportation;
+ More rotting food, creating more methane — one of the most harmful greenhouse gases that contributes to climate change.
* The direct medical cost of hunger and malnutrition is estimated at $30 billion each year.