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Author: Future Agenda | https://www.futureagenda.org
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Postharvest losses of foods in developing countries can amount to 30-50% of production. In developed countries a similar proportion is wasted: Minimising this loss, that could feed 3 billion people, is driven by better data collection.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/reducing-food-waste-2/
Achieving and maintaining lower prices and more efficient large scale distribution to and within cities is a social priority. Balancing this with higher safety standards and food service costs is however a challenge for some.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/feeding-the-bottom-of-the-pyramid/
With a focus on soil rejuvenation, better education of farmers and more widespread use of animal feeds, medium-sized Asian farms use proven technologies to more than triple output per acre and per litre of water.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/higher-yields/
More, but healthier, ready-prepared and ready-to-eat foods are adopted in key regions where ‘wet’ markets currently predominate: In some countries the benefits of frozen foods over fresh are championed by governments.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/processed-foods/
Led by WHO and other multinational partnerships, a gradual shift towards more harmonised and global food standards and international regulations has to first overcome food politics and significant national self-interests.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/food-safety/
Fairer prices for farmers, food producers and consumers are driven by the elimination of subsidies, the introduction of sustainability accounting into the corporate P&L and increased transparency and traceability of supply.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/fair-compensation/
Increasing demand for more affordable, nutritious food leads to better understanding of the links between food, physiology and health – and a revisiting of the past when food was more functional and less aesthetic.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/nutritionally-balanced-foods/
To improve both health and waste we see multiple campaigns, both global and local – at school and in the home – that help consumers better understand labelling, the benefits of home cooking and balanced diets.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/educated-consumers/
Our relationship with food must change. We will need to reinvent our diets to meet our nutritional requirements for optimal health and in so doing consume fewer calories and less meat: We must be prepared to pay realistic prices.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/reinventing-diets/
Over the next decade maintaining global food security will become much more difficult as the population increases. We must double food production in a sustainable manner.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/maintaining-global-food-security/
Part of the solution is the development of consumption patterns that meet requirements in a safe, nutritious and affordable manner. In developed countries this will mean learning to eat sustainably with less reliance on meat.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/sustainable-consumption/
Food will need to be produced more efficiently. Increased productivity must come from a reduced land area and resource base. We will need to be less dependent on resources that are becoming scarce or more costly.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/more-efficient-production/
