Millions of people eat octopus- here's why we shouldn't
2019年5月13日 · David Knowles. Digital Media Specialist, World Economic Forum. Farming octopuses is not only unethical but deeply damaging to the environment, scientists say. From the Mediterranean to the Sea of Japan, octopuses are considered a culinary delicacy, and demand is growing. Of the estimated 350,000 tonne annual catch, two-thirds goes to Asian ...
You will be eating replacement meats within 20 years. Here's why
2019年6月28日 · 3. Cultured meat will outgrow novel meat replacements some time between 2025 and 2040 as both technology and consumer preferences develop. In fact, the disruptive effect of new biotechnology methods will go beyond meat into milk, egg white, gelatine and fish products. Figure 2. Impact on the global meat market.
5 reasons why eating insects can reduce climate change
2022年2月9日 · But consider five reasons why insects are an excellent alternative source of protein and significantly reduce our carbon footprint. 1. Edible insects can produce equivalent amounts of quality protein when compared to animals. A recent study showed that insects offer between 9.96 and 35.2 grams of protein per 100 grams, compared with between 16. ...
Innovators reimagine the future of food systems
2024年5月13日 · Four innovators explain their vision for change and approach to using technologies to reimagine the future of food systems. Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and transitioning the planet to an equitable climate and nature-positive future by 2050 will require systemic shifts in how food is produced and consumed.
This is how eating locally grown produce can create a sustainable ...
2019年8月5日 · Eating locally also supports your local economy in a meaningful way. Farming takes a lot of resources, especially bodies and money. Local farmers, growers, artisans, purveyors, and restaurant-owners are needed to make locally grown foods work… or rather, sell.
What will we eat in 2030? | World Economic Forum
Second, the Paris climate agreement pledges to keep climate change to well-below 2 degrees C. Given that food systems - growing food and feed, making and transporting food, cooking, eating and throwing food away - accounts for just under a third of greenhouse gas emissions, food alone has the potential to use up the entire Paris agreement’s carbon budget.
7 ways to reduce food waste and tackle world hunger
2020年8月20日 · 1) Buy only what you need. Make a list and stick to it. 2) Don’t be prejudiced. Purchase ‘ugly’ or irregularly shaped fruit and vegetables that are just as good but look a little different. Food waste Image: FAO. 3) Check your fridge. Store food between 1-5°C for maximum freshness and shelf-life. 4) First in, first out.
How our food system is eating away at nature, and our future
2018年11月16日 · The food system is Earth’s biggest user of land, taking up 34% of the planet. Our unrelenting quest for more food is hampering our planet’s ability to sustain itself. The production of crops such as sugar cane, soybean and palm oil has led directly to the clearing of 40% of the world’s once-forested land. The food system also uses 69% of ...
5 ways CRISPR gene editing is shaping the future of food and health
2024年4月3日 · While the debate around gene editing continues, here are five ways that CRISPR is already having an impact – from the state of our health to the food we eat. 1. Diagnosing and preventing diseases. In a world first, researchers at the University of Amsterdam successfully cut out Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) from infected cells using CRISPR.
This is how many animals we eat each year | World Economic Forum
2019年2月8日 · The combined total of chickens (19 billion), cows (1.5 billion), sheep (1 billion) and pigs (1 billion) living at any one time is three times higher than the number of people, according to the Economist. But those figures are dwarfed by the number of animals we eat. An estimated 50 billion chickens are slaughtered for food every year – a ...