Economy

KenW — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:58:00 +0000

Economy

KenW Fri, 01/14/2022 - 16:58

Keywords topic 1

Economy & Commerce Energy Food & Agriculture Money & finance Rights Values & lifestyles

Theme

People - Society

Did you know ?

KenW — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 16:07:00 +0000

Did you know ?

It takes at least 6 kg of cereals, an average of 2,000 litres of water and … of energy to produce 1 kg of beef
It takes 5,800 litres of water to produce a single cheeseburger
Agriculture uses 70% of all freshwater used in the world today.
Agriculture contributes more than 14% of all greenhouse gas emissions, and …% of that is attributable to meat production.
Meat production is responsible (directly or indirectly) for more than 60% of deforestation.
With modern production and distribution mechanisms, many of the food items we buy and eat today are less nutritious than those our grand-parents ate !
…hectares of soil becomes sterile every year.

Ancient wisdom…

Our ancestors knew a lot about what was good to eat, and what to avoid. And they lived in harmony with nature. Many isolated population groups surviving today have similar traditions. Do you have an example of ancient wisdom related to food that you could share with others?

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KenW Mon, 01/03/2022 - 17:07

Keywords topic 1

Food & Agriculture

Theme

People - Society