Transcript SUSTAINABLE FOOD

SUSTAINABLE FOOD
Health for people and the planet
What’s that all about?
What does really ‘sustainable food’ mean and
how we can become more ‘sustainable’ in few
easy steps?
What actually is ‘sustainable food’?
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Food that is healthy for consumers and animals,
does not harm the environment, is humane for
workers, respects animals, provides a fair wage for
the farmer, and supports and enhances rural
communities.
It’s enviormentally
frindly, socially
just and economically
beneficial
Principles os sustainable food
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Use local, seasonally
available ingredients
Specify food from
farming systems that
minimise harm to the
eviorment
Avoid bottled water
Limit foods of animal
origin
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Exclude fish species
identified as most 'at
risk‘; choose those
from sustainable
sources
Choose Fairtrade certifade products
Promote health and
well-being
We can do better
What are the main problems of our enviorment and
our planet?
How can sustainability help us solve them in an easy
and healthy way?
Eat the seasons!
What’s the problem?
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Food is being
transported further
than ever
Wide range of readyprepared and exotic
out-of-season produce
What can we do about it?
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Buy seasonal food
Buy fresh products
from farmers’ markets
Ask for food from your
country
Join a food co-op
Farming for the planet
What’s the problem?
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Industrialised agriculture
has caused many
damages as soil erosion,
water pollution &
damage to wildlife by
using pesticides or
intensive farming
techniques
What can we do about it?
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Ensure that you are
buying food accredited
to a recognised
standard, which
guarantee that the legal
minimum standards (or
higher) have been met
Meat and dairy products: less is more
What’s the problem?
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Animal farming causes
emission of more
greenhouse gases
Intensive production of
meat, with n regards for
animal welfare
Eating red meat increases
the risk of colorectal
cancer
What can we do about it?
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Reduce the amount of
red and processed
meat you use
Try out more
vegetarian options
Buy only certified
meat
Plenty more fish in the sea...?
What’s the problem?
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Poor ‘feed conversion
ratio’
Pollution
Animal welfare
problems
Destruction of natural
habitats
What can we do about it?
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Don’t buy fish from
overfished stocks or
badly managed
fisheries
Support organisatios
that promote
sustainably cought fish
Fair Trade
What’s the problem?
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Market prices of crops
are falling below the
cost of production
Bad working conditions,
farmers are unable to
afford basic necessities
(food, education,
healthcare)
What can we do about it?
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Buy Fairtrade certified
products
Support Fairtrade:
ask for Fairtrade
products in restaurant,
use them at work,
recomend to
colleagues
Don’t bottle it!
What’s the problem?
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Bottled water is much
more expensive,
envioremental costs
(energy costs of
production and
transport & disposing or
recycling the bottles)
What can we do about it?
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In restaurants and
canteens ask for tap
water
Buy water from brands
supporting
development projects
(One Water, Frank
Water)
Well-being of you and your family
What’s the problem?
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Obesity crisis
Fatty, sugary & salty
diet leads to many
diseases, some of them
are deadly
People don’t care
about their food to be
healthy
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Be more concerned
about what you eat
Cut back on salt, fats
and oils
Offer children smaller
portions of normal
dishes
Don’t eat many snacks
We’re all in it together
Social issues
How many?
There are 1.1 bilion
people working in
agricultural
production. Nearly
half of which labour
for wages. Add to this
the numbers in
processing,
distribution and
preparation. That
totals ¼ of the
world’s workforce.
How much?
Producers are getting
less and less of the
price you pay for
food. In UK
producers get ¼ of
the price, but the
overseas ones get
only about 10% or
less (coffee or
banana growers).
Farmers from Africa
get about 17%;
about 45% of the
price goes to
supermarkets.
For what?
Working
conditions are
very tough; some
of producers
have to work
24/h, in
factories, without
sunlight or fresh
air. Mostly are on
minimum wages,
rely on tips. They
don’t have a
chance to change
something.
We CAN help
Buy Fairtrade certified food, make sure you
know what you’re eating, don’t be afraid to talk
about enviormental and social problems;
together we can solve them.
Sustainability isn’t about being green; it’s a
process, a target which we should be trying to
reach. It’s not only about us, it’s about the whole
planet.
THANK YOU
Paulina Stencel
Dominika Szenkelbach
THANKS TO:
www.sustainablefood.com
www.sustainweb.org/sustainablefood/
www.sxc.hu