a) junk food and junk food for rich countries = premature death around 35 million per year see below
b) malnutrition (hunger and thirst) for poor countries = premature death
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malnutrit ... alit%C3%A9
In 2006, more than 36 million people died of hunger or diseases generally linked to insufficient food
The fact is that, almost surprisingly, the number of deaths in cases a) and b) is similar either in 35 million / year (see references below: Health-pollution-prevention / supply-and-junk-hungry-and-malnutrition-disease-t10399-10.html # p191637 et Health-pollution-prevention / supply-and-junk-hungry-and-malnutrition-disease-t10399-10.html # p191655) is about 70 million deaths per year due to poor nutrition!
A better sharing of the food wealth would thus save 2 times lives ....
It must be understood that contrary to popular belief, there is no problem of insufficient agricultural production in the world!
The problem is, among others, that of the distribution of production: too much (calories, waste, industrial junk food ...) for some, not enough for others. In addition to global pricing issues... (see 2008 hunger riots)
Jean Ziegler estimates that the current agricultural production capacity is enough to feed 10 billion ... if it was better shared and less wasted.
There is therefore approximately the equivalent of the food of 3.5 billion men which is "wasted" per year:
- either by economic waste (local overproduction, global impossibility to pay) and tax (expiry date exceeded)
- or by "on food"
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End of the introduction.
oiseautempete wrote:If nothing is done, ultimately a terrible world famine (and the chaos / law of the jungle that will ensue) will sooner or later arrive at the slightest generalized and prolonged climatic incident (eg meteorite impact or eruption of supervolcano) ...
Against an "external" natural planetary catastrophe, we will be able to do almost nothing ... but it has little to do with human responsibility cf: extinction des dinosaurs grids sharp-a-800-c-t10297.html
If not, yes, something must be done but not necessarily what comes to mind at first (reduction of the population, of the birth rate or increase of agricultural production, "compulsory" GMOs ...)
Recall: the current agricultural production is considered sufficient to feed 10 billions of individuals ... it's not me who says it but food experts like Jean Ziegler! Cf: Agriculture-and-supply-hand-low-on-the-ground-this-fr2-t7757.html
How? 'Or' What ? By reducing food waste in rich countries (gain: 30% to 50% depending on the food), by eating less richly (less meat or "refined" products), by (re) learning to share ...