Food
We need a global food system which meets people's needs in sustainable ways
Right now, our global food system is unsustainable. It does not meet the basic needs of the world’s rising population, it is a major contributor to climate change, and demand is growing at the same time as availability of key resources, including water and productive land, decreases. And in many parts of the world, food production is not a sustainable economic activity.
We want to change this. We want to rebalance equity in the system, championing fair relationships between farmers, manufacturers and retailers. We want to help reconnect people with the food they eat so we value our food in ways that benefit the whole food supply chain. And we want to restore the system’s resilience by pioneering new ways to make better use of resources and cut waste.
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As much as 30-50% of all food grown worldwide may be lost or wasted before and after it reaches the consumer. Addressing waste across the entire food chain will be critical to feeding around eight billion people sustainably and equitably by 2030, and nine billion by 2050.
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