Agriculture
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
FOOD CRISIS
Current world population
7.9 billion
Projected growth by 2030
8.5 billion (▲ 8.2%)
People under- and malnourished
2.0 billion
People suffering from chronic hunger
957 million
People suffering from acute hunger
239 million
Stunted growth children
149 million
LAND & FOOD TOXICITY
Agrochemicals in soil
95-98%
Time taken to create 1cm top soil layer
1,000 years
Arable lost through urban sprawl
400,000 Ha (yearly)
Yearly food cont. victims
600 million
Foodborne deaths (kids)
125,000 (yearly)
Food toxin born diseases
200+
ECONOMIC LOSS
USD 12 trillion (aggregate hidden costs)
Undernourishment
USD 2.4 trillion
Agri-produce wastage
USD 1.1 trillion
Land degradation
USD 330 billion
Poor farm management
USD 200 billion
Insufficient food safety
USD 110 billion
Plight of Youth and Women
314 million
Unemployed and underutilized people
1% women landowners
Who produce 50% of the world’s food
Agriculture’s Undeniable Role in Climate Change
Investments in Environment and Agriculture sectors go hand in hand in order to create balanced and multidimentional impact.
Food Wast
Approximately 1/3ʳᵈ of food produced is lost or wasted. To produce this food that is never eaten by people requires an agricultural area almost the size of the United States. Food wastage is directly connected to GHG emissions.
Harmful Gas
Agriculture accounts for ~45% of methane (CH₄) – from livestock and rice production, and 80% of Nitrous Oxide (N₂O) – from the application of synthetic fertilizers. These gases are more powerful drivers of climate change than CO₂.
Warming
The likelihood of simultaneous production shocks affecting more than 10% of production in the top 4 corn-exporting countries, rises to 7% under a 2ᵒC warming scenario and to a staggering 86% under a 4ᵒC warming scenario.
Emmissions
Agriculture, forestry, and land use change contribute ~30% of the GHG emissions driving climate change. Yet only 38% of agriculture emissions are covered by nationally determined commitments under the Paris Agreement.