Our population trajectory says that by 2030, the world would create the equivalent of a small city of nearly one million people in developing countries, every five days! This reaffirms that the farmers must produce more grains and food products per unit of land, water, and other resources to meet the growing demand of food in the coming years.
There are some growing trends and important priorities in this aspect influencing the food and agriculture industry.
Challenges and Trends
Gross Wastage of Food
We are witnessing great level of waste that amounts to nearly 30–40 percent of all food types and in every step of food chain. Very high percentage of food produced, never see the market and reach consumers very country.
There are some growing trends and important priorities in this aspect influencing the food and agriculture industry.
Challenges and Trends
Gross Wastage of Food
We are witnessing great level of waste that amounts to nearly 30–40 percent of all food types and in every step of food chain. Very high percentage of food produced, never see the market and reach consumers very country.
Aiming Wrong TargetThe world has two kinds, the overweight people and the undernourished as a results of emerging dietary habits that seem extremely wrong for human health and for the entire ecosystem. But our agriculture policy focuses on production and trading irrespective of serious issues of good nutrition. We need to shift our focus to more nutritious food now.
Changing Governance
The shifting governance is not heading in quite the same direction. Agribusiness companies are increasingly oriented towards ecological system that recognizes the restrictions imposed by natural resources and for better social outcomes. There are several governments, agencies, multilateral and institutions that are initiating to actively invest in agriculture; whereas a few food bodies and NGOs are leading the show. Powerful corporates have developed enough means to rival the influence of the state, shifting the approaches of local and global food systems.
It’s time now for public policy and private sector investment to lead toward a common and shared goal.
Diminishing Environmental Resources
Agriculture is using major part of available fresh water and potentially productive lands are lost every year through soil erosion and degradation.
Solutions
Private enterprise is a strong aspect due to increased concentration all along the supply chain.
The public sector should provide a thoughtful and well defined guidance for longer-term public needs and the private sector must play a major role to finding solutions to the new challenges of our food and agriculture systems. Although the solutions are available they need to be adapted and implemented widely to witness sustainability in good and agriculture industry.
Private enterprise is a strong aspect due to increased concentration all along the supply chain.
The public sector should provide a thoughtful and well defined guidance for longer-term public needs and the private sector must play a major role to finding solutions to the new challenges of our food and agriculture systems. Although the solutions are available they need to be adapted and implemented widely to witness sustainability in good and agriculture industry.
