Import and export, a problem?

Made byBenoitAchileIzaGauthierZsofiMateuszWeronika Sandra

The pollution of import and export

• Ecological footprint (consumption)– Belgium 8Ha/Person (15,5Ha)– Poland 4,35Ha/Person (8,4Ha)– Hungary 2,99Ha/Person (5,8Ha)

• Pollution per person (production)– Belgium 9,9 Ton– Poland 8,3 Ton– Hungary 5,5 Ton

• ConclusionBelgium consumes products that were

made in other countries so we pollute the

land of origin.Poland and Hungary have enough

production to have as much food export as

import.

.

Developing countries have an

average footprint of 0,16 so also

Poland and Hungary are not `green`!

Possible solutions

• We could stop the trade, BUT

will there be enough diversity and

enough production?

Not for Belgium because…

• For Poland and Hungary the

production shouldn’t be a problem but

the diversity is.

Poland

• Grains• Mushrooms• Cabbage• Apples

…

No diversity in fruits…

Belgium

• Strawberries• Root vegetables• Beets• Potatoes• Flakes• Corn

Not enough and no diversity…

Hungary

• Peach• Red pepper• Plum• Grapes• Apples

Same as Poland, there isn`t enough

diversity

• We could enlarge the amount of

fruits per tree by GMO so we can

reduce the import and export of food,

and make the production of several

fruits possible

• BUT

There has to be a system which

checks GMO products!

• We could also use more pesticides but

that would not be a solution because of

pollution. • As it will be very hard to stop trade,

we have to make transportation

„greener”.

Conclusion 2

• Import and Export are necessary!• There are several problems which

should be solved:

The transportation of goods should be cleaner, but the product has to be

kept fresh!

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