With the rising global population expected to reach nearly 10 billion in the next 30 years — up from about 8 billion today — the world is grappling with an unprecedented challenge: how is it possible to feed everyone, without further devastating a planet reeling from climate change?
Agriculture, while it nourishes the world, does so at an environmental cost: The industry accounts for 11 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions globally, according to the World Resources Institute. It’s a conundrum that’s on the minds of government officials, researchers and scientists, and business leaders up and down the supply chain, as they commit to making lasting changes.
The Way Forward
To meet those priorities, food producers like JBS USA, one of the nation’s largest, are working with partners in business and academia to transform the ways we use the land and make sustainable agriculture a priority.
JBS USA is the first company in its sector to pledge to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. Because the majority of greenhouse gasses associated with the business come from its […]
I totally agree with you, Stephan. Organic farming should be the ONLY way in which food is grown. Also, vegetarianism is the best way to eat. My wife did not totally embrace the concept but she died because of it. If she would have ate the same way I do, she would not have died at the early age of 68 years old.