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In the UK alone, only 5% of water use happens at home, with 5% used by businesses to create products and services, and the rest is used in agriculture. This shows that one of the most critical resources in agriculture is water. It is also becoming more scarce as we consume around 4 trillion cubic metres of fresh water a year. The global population will only continue to grow, threatening (placing further pressures on) food...
Agriculture is key to economic growth. A recent report by the World Bank reveals that agriculture accounts "for 4% of global gross domestic product (GDP) and in some least developing countries, it can account for more than 25% of GDP." Around 429 thousand people in the UK are employed in agriculture, generating approximately 9.3 billion tonnes of food annually (on a global scale). It also takes up half of the world's habitable land, providing food...
The recent COVID pandemic has impacted every industry on a global scale - including the food industry. Add to this the Russian/Ukraine war, and we have a very challenging situation which could lead to food shortages. What are the leading causes of the current food crises? 2022 has seen several food shortages already, with several causes influencing this. While just one of these issues alone could be cause for concern, all of them together mean...
Humans have been growing their food since the beginning of time. Although the world has moved on massively since then, food sustainability still depends on being able to scale farming operations and associated technology to be able to meet increasing consumer demands. The human population has never been larger than it is now and is predicted to keep growing. The United Nations predicts that "the world's population is expected to increase by 2 billion persons...