1、FOOD NOT FEED HOW TO STOP THE WORLDS BIGGEST FORM OF FOOD WASTEOctober 2025If the use of grain as animal feed was ended,an extra 2 billion people could be fed each yearEXECUTIVE SUMMARY 31.INTRODUCTION 9Composition of broiler and pig diets 112.FEEDING GRAIN TO ANIMALS A FORM OF FOOD LOSS 12The poor
2、conversion by animals of grain into protein and energy 13Staggeringly inefficient 20European Union:food wasted by feeding grain to animals 21US:food wasted by feeding grain to animals 22UK:food wasted by feeding grain to animals 22France:food wasted by feeding grain to animals 22Micronutrients 233.F
3、UTURE PROJECTIONS 244.THE GREATER PART OF FACTORY FARMINGS ENVIRONMENTAL HARMS ARISE FROM FEED PRODUCTION 30Detrimental impact of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers 31Detrimental impact of chemical pesticides 32The inefficiency of feeding grain to animals is compounded by its high,polluting use of water
4、 and land,and its large GHG emissions 33Soy:a booming market fuelled by its use as animal feed 37Soy expansions high toll on nature 39Landgrabs,violence and health impacts 40Hotspots in which huge numbers of animal farms are clustered together 405.SOLUTIONS&RECOMMENDATIONS 41How many more people cou
5、ld be fed if the feeding of human-edible grain to animals was ended?41How much arable land could be saved if the feeding of human-edible grain to animals was ended?42We need to shift from considering yield per hectare to counting number of people fed per hectare 43How should animals be fed?45Farm an
6、imals have a vital role to play in healthy,nature-friendly agriculture 46Greatly reducing the use of grain and soy as feed is essential if we are to meet the UNs Sustainable Development Goals 50Multiple benefits would arise from reducing global production of animal-sourced food and moving to diets w