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Shifting climates and dwindling food supplies. From oranges in Brazil to cocoa in West Africa, olives in Southern Europe to coffee in Vietnam, climate change is transforming agriculture. Heatwaves, droughts, floods, frosts and a combination of these are permanently altering weather patterns, reducing crop yields, squeezing supplies, and driving up prices. In the UK, a third of the 2023 food price increase was attributed to climate change - Wheat up 17%, palm oil 23% , sugar 9% and pork 21%. Staples like rice, soybeans, corn, and potatoes are also at risk and global food inflation rates could rise by up to 3.2% annually over the next decade. The impact of climate change on our food systems is undeniable and demands urgent action. https://lnkd.in/ebKsXuYW
With respect, noone is starving in UK judging by the queues at Pret BK McD etc. Many are obese, maybe more than aren't. 'Likely' 'could' or 'simulations' aren't fact. Look back one or two millennia for some perspective and context.
So what’s the answer Munish Datta मुनीश दत्ता ? One solution being strongly supported by the World Bank is CSA - Climate SMART Agriculture: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/climate-smart-agriculture #systemsthinking #climatechange #supplychains
Karl Limbert
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Great post - a succinct illustration of how the climate has already changed and how the impacts are already here. When we look at the world this way we can see that mitigation and adaptation are non-negotiable actions for now, not optional extras for the far off future…
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2wThankyou for promoting this connection Munish Datta मुनीश दत्ता ..a great post to connect our everyday food items/consumption behaviours, with the systemic consequences of our climate and environmental negligent behaviours. The impact of all our decisions and actions have a cumulative effect...one way to slow down/reverse the trend is to consider the consequences of our actions and decisions BEFORE we commit to them...what more respectful, lower climatic/environmental impact options can we choose/promote/invest in??? We can all choose to change our behaviours to create a symbiotic balanced system scale relationship ...we can all start today..