Sentences with phrase «global demand for food»

And with projections that the world population will rise to over nine billion by the year 2050, the pressure is on to meet global demand for food.

With global demand for food projected to increase by 50 % before 2030, we will need an additional 120 million hectares of agricultural land to support the required food production.

The rapid expansion of palm oil, driven by rising global demand for food and fuel, has been linked to widespread deforestation in Southeast Asia, the source of about 85 percent of palm oil.

The study notes research that says dietary choices will become critical to meeting emissions targets under the Paris climate agreement as global demand for food rises with a growing population.

In this case, a «perfect storm of environmental destruction» from deforestation, logging, wildfire, and climate change, which is driven by global demand for food, biofuels, minerals, and hydrocarbons.

According to Tibrewala's assessment, European food manufacturers and ingredients suppliers are showing the way as global demand for foods made with natural ingredients and clean labels increases.

Mr Farley cited figures that show global demand for food is expected to soar 77 per cent by 2049, and said a failure to reform the agricultural industry will leave Australia with food shortages, in addition to pressure from foreign interests intent on cultivating Australian soil for food production.

Chinese controlled - New Zealand dairy company Synlait Milk Ltd is planning a public share offer to fund an expansion in China's booming infant formula market, tapping into global demand for food - related investments in Asia.

There is a large and growing global demand for food and beverage products to meet the needs of people with coeliac disease and people who are gluten intolerant.

This, combined with rising global demand for food «gives Australia a great opportunity to drive jobs and investment growth for the future,» he said.

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.

The result is that for the first time the global demand for food is exceeding supply.

A rising global demand for food must be met despite harsher and less predictable farming conditions; supply chains are more globally connected than ever before despite increasing geopolitical instability; and technology advances are disrupting every element of the value chain.

Moreover, the global demand for food (especially animal protein) will increase in coming years, putting pressure for more arable land on the Amazon, seen as one of the last frontiers for industrial agriculture worldwide.

The growing global demand for food and bio-energy, and the recent rises in food prices, slow down progress in reducing poverty, but increase demand for water from the agriculture and energy sectors.

Continuing population and consumption growth will mean that the global demand for food will increase for at least another 40 years.

Most tropical deforestation is the result of expanding commercial ranching and agriculture, driven by rocketing domestic and global demand for food, fibre and biofuel.

«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.»

Such competition is already apparent, and global demands for food are projected to nearly double over the next 50 years (Tilman et al. 2001), increasing the land area needed for both food and biofuel production.