5 Food NUMBERS - Food for thought 1.Total available agricultural land 11% of the surface 2.6 billion humans > ca 0.3 hectares per person 3.Average subsistence (2400kcal p day p person) requires 1 hectare of land with reasonable climate 4.Industrialisation of agriculture (synthetic fertilisers, pesticides tractors, electrification transport etc) has resulted in an increase in productivity such that 1 hectare presently produces enough food for 10 people 5.Less than ¼ of the World benefits from this agricultural revolution
5 Food NUMBERS - Food for thought 1.Total available agricultural land 11% of the surface 2.6 billion humans > ca 0.3 hectares per person 3.Average subsistence (2400kcal p day p person) requires 1 hectare of land with reasonable climate 4.Industrialisation of agriculture (synthetic fertilisers, pesticides tractors, electrification transport etc) has resulted in an increase in productivity such that 1 hectare presently produces enough food for 10 people 5.Less than ¼ of the World benefits from this agricultural revolution
5 Food NUMBERS - Food for thought 1.Total available agricultural land 11% of the surface 2.6 billion humans > ca 0.3 hectares per person 3.Average subsistence (2400kcal p day p person) requires 1 hectare of land with reasonable climate 4.Industrialisation of agriculture (synthetic fertilisers, pesticides tractors, electrification transport etc) has resulted in an increase in productivity such that 1 hectare presently produces enough food for 10 people 5.Less than ¼ of the World benefits from this agricultural revolution 1 hectare is about 2½ acres so about 1 acre per person needed for “organic” farming
5 Food NUMBERS - Food for thought 1.Total available agricultural land 11% of the surface 2.6 billion humans > ca 0.3 hectares per person 3.Average subsistence (2400kcal p day p person) requires 1 hectare of land with reasonable climate 4.Industrialisation of agriculture (synthetic fertilisers, pesticides tractors, electrification transport etc) has resulted in an increase in productivity such that 1 hectare presently produces enough food for 10 people 5.Less than ¼ of the World benefits from this agricultural revolution
5 Food NUMBERS - Food for thought 1.Total available agricultural land 11% of the surface 2.6 billion humans > ca 0.3 hectares per person 3.Average subsistence (2400kcal p day p person) requires 1 hectare of land with reasonable climate 4.Industrialisation of agriculture (synthetic fertilisers, pesticides tractors, electrification transport etc) has resulted in an increase in productivity such that 1 hectare presently produces enough food for 10 people 5.Less than ¼ of the World benefits from this agricultural revolution
5 Food NUMBERS - Food for thought 1.Total available agricultural land 11% of the surface 2.6 billion humans > ca 0.3 hectares per person 3.Average subsistence (2400kcal p day p person) requires 1 hectare of land with reasonable climate 4.Industrialisation of agriculture (synthetic fertilisers, pesticides tractors, electrification transport etc) has resulted in an increase in productivity such that 1 hectare presently produces enough food for 10 people 5.Less than ¼ of the World benefits from this agricultural revolution
Some consequences 1.Less than ¼ of the world benefits from this so ¾ still need ca 1 hectare per person but only have ca So over ½ of the human race is struggling with deficient diets and ½ of these are in the grip of chronic malnutrition 3.WHO estimate 250 million pre-school children suffer from VitA deficiency which manifests itself as xerophthalmia and often results in blindness That’s today the future is ominous
Some consequences 1.Less than ¼ of the world benefits from this so ¾ still need ca 1 hectare per person but only have ca So over ½ of the human race is struggling with deficient diets and ½ of these are in the grip of chronic malnutrition 3.WHO estimate 250 million pre-school children suffer from VitA deficiency which manifests itself as xerophthalmia and often results in blindness That’s today the future is ominous
Some consequences 1.Less than ¼ of the world benefits from this so ¾ still need ca 1 hectare per person but only have ca So over ½ of the human race is struggling with deficient diets and ½ of these are in the grip of chronic malnutrition 3.WHO estimate 250 million pre-school children suffer from VitA deficiency which manifests itself as xerophthalmia and often results in blindness That’s today the future is ominous
That’s today the future is ominous
That’s today the future is ominous
What are some of the omens? 1.60% of the world’ agricultural land is suffering due to salination by forced irrigation, erosion and sea level rise 2.By billion people estimate
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Genetic Engineering Wolf Chihuahua
Genetic Engineering Wolf Chihuahua
Genetic Engineering Wolf Chihuahua
Genetic Technology (GM) The first biotechnology plants were developed in 1983 GM foods were on the supermarket shelves by 1994 GM crop coverage presently 50 million worldwide In the US and Canada 33 million worldwide Argentina 7m China 1m Australia 1 Mainly: maize, soya bean, oilseed rape and potatoes So far 5000 full trials and field trials carried out No super-weeds or countryside damage reported so far
Genetic Technology (GM) The first biotechnology plants were developed in 1983 GM foods were on the supermarket shelves by 1994 GM crop coverage presently 50 million worldwide In the US and Canada 33 million worldwide Argentina 7m China 1m Australia 1 Mainly: maize, soya bean, oilseed rape and potatoes So far 5000 full trials and field trials carried out No super-weeds or countryside damage reported so far
Genetic Technology (GM) The first biotechnology plants were developed in 1983 GM foods were on the supermarket shelves by 1994 GM crop coverage presently 50 million worldwide In the US and Canada 33 million worldwide Argentina 7m China 1m Australia 1 Mainly: maize, soya bean, oilseed rape and potatoes So far 5000 full trials and field trials carried out No super-weeds or countryside damage reported so far
Genetic Technology (GM) The first biotechnology plants were developed in 1983 GM foods were on the supermarket shelves by 1994 GM crop coverage presently 50 million hectares worldwide In the US and Canada 33 million worldwide Argentina 7m China 1m Australia 1 Mainly: maize, soya bean, oilseed rape and potatoes So far 5000 full trials and field trials carried out No super-weeds or countryside damage reported so far
Genetic Technology (GM) The first biotechnology plants were developed in 1983 GM foods were on the supermarket shelves by 1994 GM crop coverage presently 50 million hectares worldwide In the US and Canada 33 million worldwide Argentina 7m China 1m Australia 1 Mainly: maize, soya bean, oilseed rape and potatoes So far 5000 full trials and field trials carried out No super-weeds or countryside damage reported so far
Genetic Technology (GM) The first biotechnology plants were developed in 1983 GM foods were on the supermarket shelves by 1994 GM crop coverage presently 50 million hectares worldwide In the US and Canada 33 million worldwide Argentina 7m China 1m Australia 1 Mainly: maize, soya bean, oilseed rape and potatoes So far 5000 full trials and field trials carried out No super-weeds or countryside damage reported so far
Another major problem: 40% of the world exist on rice Traditional edible rice contains no carotenoids This results in Vit A deficiency which can result in 1.Permanent blindness 2.Respiratory infections 3.Diarrhoea 4.Measles 5.Growth problems Two genes from the daffodil which code for the enzymes which produce beta carotenoid can be inserted into rice DNA which then grows containing beta carotene
Another major problem: 40% of the world exist on rice Traditional edible rice contains no carotenoids This results in Vit A deficiency which can result in 1.Permanent blindness 2.Respiratory infections 3.Diarrhoea 4.Measles 5.Growth problems Two genes from the daffodil which code for the enzymes which produce beta carotenoid can be inserted into rice DNA which then grows containing beta carotene
Another major problem: 40% of the world exist on rice Traditional edible rice contains no carotenoids This results in Vit A deficiency which can result in 1.Permanent blindness 2.Respiratory infections 3.Diarrhoea 4.Measles 5.Growth problems Two genes from the daffodil which code for the enzymes which produce beta carotenoid can be inserted into rice DNA which then grows containing beta carotene
Another major problem: 40% of the world exist on rice Traditional edible rice contains no carotenoids This results in Vit A deficiency which can result in 1.Permanent blindness 2.Respiratory infections 3.Diarrhoea 4.Measles 5.Growth problems Two genes from the daffodil which code for the enzymes which produce beta carotenoid can be inserted into rice DNA which then grows containing beta carotene
Another major problem: 40% of the world exist on rice Traditional edible rice contains no carotenoids This results in Vit A deficiency which can result in 1.Permanent blindness 2.Respiratory infections 3.Diarrhoea 4.Measles 5.Growth problems Two genes from the daffodil which code for the enzymes which produce beta carotenoid can be inserted into rice DNA which then grows containing beta carotene This module taken from paper by Eric Voice