Happy World Food Day!
Here’s why it’s important to recognise the impacts of our food systems
What is World Food Day?
World Food Day was established in 1979, to commemorate the creation of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation in 1945. The Day is celebrated in 150 countries by many different organisations concerned with food security, such as the World Food Programme, the World Health Organisation and the Internal Fund for Agricultural Development.
On the day NGOs, journalists, governments, cities, civil society organisations and individuals take part in and organise events to bring awareness to the ways in which our food production, distribution, and consumption affects our planet and humanity. As the climate crisis has worsened each years theme has become more focused on raising awareness on the ways in which our climate is impacted by our food systems, and the impacts that this can have on our lives.
World Food Day 2022
This years theme is 'Leave No One Behind,' which aims to draw attention to the impacts of 'an ongoing pandemic, conflicts, a climate that won’t stop warming, rising prices and international tensions.' The day aims to encourage 'a sustainable world where everyone, everywhere has regular access to enough nutritious food.'
This year marathons and hunger marches, exhibitions, cultural performances, contests and concerts have all been organised to the problems we are facing as a planet. The events also aim to educate individuals on issues such as poverty, conflict and climate change, and the changes they can make and action they can take to work towards solutions for these problems.
Problems we’re facing
We are currently facing significant problems in our food systems, that will only worsen without intervention. Through food production humans have damaged biodiversity by converting land into pasture for cattle, by cutting down rainforests to produce soy to support cattle, using pesticides that damage soil and ecosystems.
We produce crops that use up large amounts of water and land, we create CO2 emissions by producing and transporting food, and we cause further emissions by allowing useful by-products to go to waste. Published in April 2022, a UN Land Report found that our food systems are responsible for 80% of deforestation, 29% of greenhouse gas emissions, 70% of freshwater use, and the largest proportion of biodiversity loss.
How can LoGI Food Tech help?
Widespread use of our patented LoGI-bind process will reduce biodiversity loss and land and water use by decreasing demand for the primary production of wheat and corn crops. This would free-up 70 million acres of farm-land and 1.4m cubic meters of water.
We will also reduce food waste by pairing LoGI-bind with upcycled food production by-products. This in turn will reduce CO2 emissions from food waste, and the primary production of wheat and corn by 275 million tonnes.
