El futuro de los alimentos en el 2025. Una perspectiva global

Abstract

In 2025, the food supply will depend on factors such as environment, politics, economics and technology. The most important environmental factors will be the global climate change and the exhausting of natural resources. From a practical point of view, because Food Security system generates better agronomic yields, than those obtained with Food Sovereignty, the first will continue being the politic approach to control the food chain and food supply, and in despite the fact that this system has been imputed to produce with high cost to environment and society. The inclusion of food on financial markets, (un)fairness of global trade, volume and origin of biofuel production, increments in per capita food demand, and population growing will affect the food demand and its price, and as a consequence, its availability. In this scenario, improved meat substitutes, vertical and non-land farming, printed 3D food, biotechnology, nanotechnology and other technologies must be studied. Moreover, to insurance the future food supply, it is mandatory to obtain fair agro commerce agreements and changes in life style. Finally, empowerment thinking is the conceptual frame recommends to every country to address the coming food supply, especially if that one is poor.