The world population continues to grow, and nutritional gaps keep deepening. At the same time, conventional agribusiness models relying on a few widely produced crops like corn and wheat face increasing climate challenges and geopolitical tensions. How should ingredient strategies pivot to overcome these challenges?
There’s a 26% gap in consumers’ calorie intake globally
By 2040, the world will have nine billion consumers to feed – a rise of one billion from 2024. Yet, in 2023, there was already a 26% gap in consumers’ average daily calorie purchase worldwide, or 573 missing calories, signalling a major challenge at hand for global food systems.
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