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By Pacard, Designer, Writer
Before the previous article, about the Shemita, a reader commented to me that unfortunately this volume of production is necessary, because of the excess population. I am led to agree with the elitora, but this observation provoked the second part of this theme, which deals exactly with the waste of food in the world, and I begin the subject with a biblical quote that says:
"Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and, you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread? and your hard work in what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the finest meal." Isaiah 55:1,2
When I was still living in Gramado, my store was next to a restaurant, and as far as I could tell, it wasn't the busiest restaurant. About the same times a week, a man would pass by with a trailer full of barrels, and collect the remains of food that returned from the tables. As I was almost always unoccupied, due to the lack of movement in my store, I had the "whim" to calculate, based on the volume of cans he collected, what the weekly, monthly, and annual volume would be. I multiplied that amount by the average number of restaurants there at the time, and, although I no longer remember the calculation made, I can remember that it was a few hundred tons a month, thousands a year. I believe the sow was quite fat. I don't know. I never went to see But, regardless of whether the pigs were fed, or thrown into landfills, and later, composters, the volume of food left over on tables (only in restaurants, because at home, there is always a way to reuse the leftovers for a "Restô donté"). Scary. But so far, I've worked on achism. I went to the numbers, and they were, shall we say, terrifying.
Food waste is a global problem that affects both developed and developing countries. According to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), about a third of all food produced in the world for human consumption is lost or wasted each year. That's about 1.3 billion tonnes of food that is thrown away or lost each year.
In Brazil, food waste is also an important issue. According to the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), about 40% of all agricultural production in the country is lost before it even reaches the final consumer. This is due to factors such as lack of adequate storage and transport infrastructure, as well as the disposal of food that does not meet the quality standards set by retailers.
In addition, IBGE data show that around 19 million Brazilians still go hungry in the country, which makes food waste even more worrying.
Some other relevant statistics include:
According to FAO, the majority of food waste in the world occurs in the production, post-harvest and processing stages (54%), while the remaining portion occurs during distribution and consumption (46%).
According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), food waste is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
In Brazil, it is estimated that food waste causes annual losses of around R$ 22 billion, according to the Akatu Institute. In the world, it is estimated to be 750 Billion Dollars a year.
Still according to the IBGE, around 30% of the food purchased by Brazilian families ends up being wasted.
Thus, it is not just a question of a lack of food, which justifies the depletion of the land, but of food education, so that on production, even if it were applied to Shemitá, regardless of the religious character that originates.
Regrettably, we only see food re-education programs and full use of food, by alternative, vegan, naturalist groups, and in many cases, the teachings are confused with ideological or religious indoctrination, which hinders neutral programs, but focused on food awareness without fanaticism or proselytism.
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