14% of the world’s food is wasted: FAO
- July 6, 2023
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He wasting from food Globally, this results in a loss of around $400,000 million per year and is a waste of 14% food produced worldwide, warned today Food
He wasting from food Globally, this results in a loss of around $400,000 million per year and is a waste of 14% food produced worldwide, warned today Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Report “Agricultural forecast 2023-2032”, prepared jointly with Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)foresees an increase in the next decade of food waste, which currently stands at about 931 million tons.
An increase in food waste is masked by an increase in, for example, food losses along the trade chain that will come from 180 million tons today versus 234 in 2032.
While another 157 million tons will be wasted on crops, 20 million more than today.
“Reducing food loss and waste is a fundamental part of improving food system outcomes and enhancing food security and resilience,” the paper states.
Uncertainty about raw materials
FAO is focusing on “permanent economic risks” such as rising prices for energy or influence war In Ukraine, in global food production, adding uncertainty to production stability in the coming years.
In this sense, every 1% price increase fertilizer, needed for most crops and for the production of feed for livestock, especially for poultry and pigs, would mean a final increase in the cost of all agricultural raw materials by 0.2%.
However, the report acknowledges the improvement in the availability of Ukrainian-produced grains and fertilizers following the cessation of trade in these raw materials at the beginning of the war, which resumed after the Grain Initiative. Black Seain which representatives Russia, Ukraine, Türkiye And UN they oversee the loading of merchant ships loaded with grain.
Moderation in emissions
Despite projected 12.8% growth in agricultural production through 2032, emissions greenhouse gases generated by agriculture will only increase by 7.6%, less than in the last 10 years and indicating a “rapid decline in carbon intensity in the primary sector”.
However, the report notes that “innovative efforts need to be widely adopted if agriculture is to effectively contribute to climate change mitigation.” changing of the climate” especially in the case of livestock, which will account for 80% of the expected increase in agricultural emissions.
At the same time, various food production systems will face the challenge of adapting as soon as possible to the effects of climate change, such as more frequent droughts and floods.
rich and poor
The evolution of the market for agricultural and livestock products and raw materials will vary depending on the level of economic development of countries.
While the demand for animal feed in rich countries will fall due to increased production efficiency, in low- and middle-income countries, rapid growth in production will force the production of more livestock feed.
In the next decade, biofuels will also become widespread in low-income countries, especially in India and Indonesia, and in the European Union, growing restrictions on polluting transport will reduce demand for this feedstock.
On the other hand, projections point to an overall increase in agricultural production of 79% due to increased crop yields, while 15% will be due to increased plantation size and 6% to more intensive land use. .
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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