3 minutes agoThese are the countries that eat most meat, it remains a luxury for the poor.
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)You may have recently heard that the number of people who have reduced their eating of meat or some who have completely interrupted it. The reasons are different - to be healthier, to reduce environmental damage, or to protect animals, reports Periscope. A third of Britons say [...]
One third of Britons say they have reduced or interrupted meat eating, while two thirds of Americans have claimed to be eating less meat or at least one kind of meat, writes Hannah Ritchie for the BBC.
Despite this, meat consumption has increased greatly over the past 50 years.
Today's meat production is five times higher than it was in early 1960, up from 70 million tonnes in 2017, the Periscope broadcasts.
The increase in consumption and meat production has resulted from the world's population growth.
During these years the population is more than doubled.
In early 1960 there were about three billion people, and now there are more than 7.6 billion.
Another reason for the increase in meat consumption is the increase in income.
People around the world have become richer, with an average income of triple larger than the last half century.
If we compare the consumption of meat in various lands, we see that it is the rich who eat the most meat.
The high level of meat consumption is observed in the West, where most Western European countries consume 80-90kg of meat per person. On the other hand, most poor countries eat less meat.
In Ethiopia the average consumption of meat per person is seven pounds [7 kg], in Rwanda eightkg, while in Nigeria it is ten times smaller than in Europe.
This shows that for people living in low-income countries, meat still remains a great luxury, the BBC writes.
Thus, not only has the population increased, so has the number of rich people who can afford the purchase and consumption of meat.
Meanwhile, in Kosovo meat is consumed largely, based on the large number of locals fast food, and the small number of vegetarian or vegetarian restaurants, while prices depend on the kind of restaurant and differ from city to city.
When we are in the consumption of meat in Kosovo, we remember that recently through the media it has been reported on numerous scandals related to meat products. Police have confiscated thousands of pounds of rotten meat and meat from suspicious backgrounds destined for people's tables. /Periscopi/
