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3.4.5. Animal Feeding
Currently, one third of total farmland is used to grow animal food, while producing, processing and
transporting this feed contributes to about 45% of the agricultural sector’s emissions.

The food waste can be a problem and a solution at the same time, as it can be turned into animal feed,
something that can lower the environmental impact of food production.
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According to United Nations, every year around a third of all food produced for human
consumption is wasted. This equates to 1.3 billion tonnes of food with huge amounts of
avoidable greenhouse gas emissions.

This waste could become a sustainable solution for the agricultural sector, which requires heavy
resources, in order to produce animal feed.
Turning fruit, vegetable, cereal and dairy waste into pork and poultry feed can be a climate-friendly
way to eliminate the livestock's environmental impact. (Gillman, 2018)

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the
views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the

information contained therein.