Vice President, General Manager at Scoular | Leading Supply Chain & Trading Experts for Commodities
Interesting article and worth a read. A sample: "Food price inflation is the real elephant in the room. Reducing emissions from farming entails large upfront capex, while environmental goals imply no further expansion of farmland. This puts upward pressure on food prices; [...] Higher prices might incentivize less waste, but without safety nets, a dangerous tradeoff exists between environmental and social goals such as zero hunger by 2030."
The Green Revolution confounded Malthusian predictions of widespread food scarcity, but revolutions are rarely black and white. Today the food system generates detrimental impacts on health, climate, and nature—creating negative externalities to the tune of USD 15tr every year (2020 USD), or 12% of global GDP. The agri-food industry is now entering a new phase—Green Revolution 2.0. This report analyzes the solutions that characterize it, and the role of capital providers in facilitating their development. Learn more about the true costs of food production—and solutions to reduce these costs—in the UBS Sustainability and Impact Institute’s report: http://from.ubs/6046cAnEy #shareUBS #GrowMoveEat #agriculture #food #nature #climate #sustainability #TheInstitute
