our food system is vital
62%
of habitable land
is being used by the food system
2.4 billion
livelihoods depend on it
making the food system world’s largest employer
8 billion
lives are sustained by the food system
so it’s the single biggest driver of individual and collective health
70%
of fresh water
is used for food production
$8 trillion
is the global food system GDP
food underpins a productive & prosperous economy
our food system is in need of radical change
from all we consume, food is the
most environmentally destructive product
in 7 of the 8 major pollution categories, is responsible for 18% of GHG emissions and allows 30% of food to go to waste
workers are systematically underpaid and farmers take on
risk without reward
it is a failing economy dependent on billions of $’s of subsidies, with a chronic lack of talent entering the industry
instead of driving health, food has become a
driver of disease
where food is responsible for 6 of the 10 top causes of death, while 50% of the global population is malnourished
We are at the start of the 4th revolution in food
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domesticating nature to provide food for the village
farming, irrigation, hand tools
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lowering labor intensity per unit of agricultural output
tractors, grain stores, railways
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Pursuing maximum yield per unit of land or genetic input, at the expense of the environment
fertilizer, pesticides, breeding, antibiotics, growth promoters
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Moving to a resilient, regenerative food system that nourishes a healthy planet and population
data science, microbiology, precision everything, genetics, food as medicine