Congo- Democratic Republic of the Beef

Facts about beef in Congo- Democratic Republic of the

• in 2014- approximately 5 million tons of bush meat were still being consumed per year in the Congo Basin.
• Up to 6 million tons of bush meat are extracted from the Congo Basin each year — nearly the equivalent of the annual beef production of Brazil.
• The bush meat consumption is also a major human health threat since it is linked to deadly diseases such as HIV/AIDS- Ebola- and Foot disease.
• Congo was ranked by FAO in 2009’s report as 121st among 171 countries.
• FAO’s 2009 report “The State of Food and Agriculture-” says that Congo has about 46.3 MC per capita.