Food Scarcity - Dexia AM

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Consumption Behaviour and Patterns in the SpotlightWesternised diets increase pressure on food supply, while food wastage is rife•The manufacture of meat products requires more resources than non-meat productsLivestock production accounts for 70% of all agricultural landCropland area dedicated to feedcrop production amounts to 33% of total arable land•Advocating lower meat diets could reduce stress onagricultural systemsGross estimated global losses throughconversion and wastage in the food supply chainLower meat diets (30% of protein from animal products/day)versus high meat diets (44%) could free up 1 million km 2 ofcropland and 27 million km 2 of pasture•Addressing food wastage can also reduce pressure onfood systemsThe proportion of edible crop produce available forconsumption after supply-chain losses, wastage and non-fooduses is 43%14May 2010Lundqvist et al., 2008; FAO, 2009
Business Responses to <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Scarcity</strong>The Green Revolution (1940s – 1970s) was aided by many technological inputs• The Green Revolution increased industrialised agriculture production in manydeveloping nationsDevelopment of high-yielding varieties of cereal grainsExpansion of irrigation infrastructureDistribution of hybridised seedsIncreased use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides•Irrigation technology can improve crop yields by 10-30%Pros• Penetration of modern irrigation systems in developing markets is low• Growth driven by water scarcity – sprinkler technology offers high efficiency and low water usageCons• Irrigation water supply is threatened by depletion of groundwater and destruction of watersheds andnatural water reservoirs (forests and wetlands)• Unsustainable irrigation practices can lead to increased salinisation of soil, nutrient depletion anderosion15May 2010
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Page 3 and 4: 3The Food Scarcity DilemmaMay 2010
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