Food industry focuses on sustainable sourcing to mitigate climate change

Faced with a raw materials scarcity due to climate change, food and drink giants have turned to a sustainable management in order to protect the environment and ensure their future viability.
The global population is expected to rise from 7.3 billion today to 9.7 billion in 2050, according to UN projections.
As a consequence, according to a survey published in July by FoodDrinkEurope, this will require a 60% increase in food supplies globally, as well as a 30% rise in global demand for water for agriculture.

A report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for 2014 has warned that the climate change will eventually affect “all aspects of the food security”, including food production and price stability.
“Global temperature increases of 4°C or more above late-20th-century levels, combined with increasing food demand, would pose large risks to food security globally and regionally,” the report warns.
The food and beverage industry is the world’s biggest purchaser of agricultural raw materials, and the impact of the climate change jeopardizes its future viability.
In the light of the industry risk due to climate change and increasing pressure on natural resources, the food and drink industry is increasingly focusing on the primary stages of the supply chain.