Not exact matches
The contemporary agri -
food system is in the midst of grappling with these barriers to trust
as it manages
for profit, in a highly competitive
global agricultural system, while meeting the
demands of the contemporary consumer.
Wednesday's announcement, the result of a consultation process, seeks to prevent similar situations and make it easier
for Victoria's agricultural industries to expand to meet the rising
global demand for protein and high - quality
food even
as a growing generation of tree - changers move from cities to rural and regional towns.
As the
global population grows, so does the
demand for food — ... more
Bill Morecraft, Blue Diamond
Global Ingredients Division general manager, notes that
as the trend
for healthier and more nutritious ingredients gains momentum among consumers,
food manufacturers continue to seek partners who can help create products that meet these
demands.
«The popularity of «super» products is clear
as food and drink manufacturers globally are tapping into a
demand for these nutritionally dense ingredients,» explained Stephanie Mattucci,
global food science analyst at Mintel.
World incomes have been rising at around 5 percent annually in recent years, and 4 percent in per capita terms, leading to an increased
global demand for food and
for meat
as a share of the diet.
We can view these advancements
as opportunities
for our
global society to tackle complex problems, such
as energy
demands,
food and water security, and disease.
«Because of the increased
demand for high - quality protein, this study provides critical insight
for the
food industry
as a whole, and the sports nutrition market in particular,» said Greg Paul,
global marketing director
for DuPont Nutrition and Health.
Rice production is critical
for global food security, and
demand will only grow
as the world's population expands by an estimated 2 - 3 billion by 2050.
From a
global perspective, we are faced with daunting challenges
as documented in World Resources, 1996 - 97: the accelerating confluence of population expansion, increased
demand for energy,
food, clean drinking water, adequate housing, the destructive environmental effects of pollution from fossil fuels and nuclear waste, plus the growing divergence between the haves and have - nots and the potential
for ensuing conflicts.
I can tell you without a doubt, methane and CO2 will continue to increase,
as long
as the unrestrained
global population continues to grow,
as well
as our
demand for food and livestock, which continues to spread nitrogen fertilizers and pesticides into the soil and the water.
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Even if problems caused by climate change turn out to be modest,
global populations are expected to increase to 10 billion people by 2050, and the
demand for food will likely go up by 50 percent or more
as people in the developing world increase their income and consume
foods that require more resources to produce.
As farmers struggle to keep up with soaring
demand for grain and soybeans, this ratcheting upward of
food prices ensures that many of the 219,000 new guests at the
global dinner table each night are facing empty plates.
«I estimate that the
global demand for food after you take into account higher population,
as well
as higher incomes, would about triple from now to late in the century.»
As Eban Goodstein, Director of the Bard Center
for Environmental Policy, so aptly shared immediately following the election, «Our work will not go away... Meeting the needs of billions of more people all aspiring to a better quality of life
demands that we still rewire the world with clean energy, still reinvent the
global food system, still rebuild smart and inclusive cities, and fundamentally, put sustainability and sufficiency at the heart of what we are doing on the planet.
The report predicts that world
demand for crops — whether
for food, livestock feed or biofuels — will double in the next 50 years, while natural resources necessary to agriculture are becoming scarce or degraded due to the impacts of
global climate change.According to the report, areas of focus include sub-Saharan Africa, with the report indicating that farm subsidies
for commodities such
as cotton and oilseeds in wealthier countries need to be changed
as they force prices down
for small farmers in developing nations.