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+ | ====Trends per Type==== | ||
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+ | Horizon: less than 50 years. | ||
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+ | [in square brackets are the references] **NO`tE:** you can also add footnotes like so((well researched and referenced)) | ||
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+ | ===Social=== | ||
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+ | ===Technological=== | ||
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+ | * Development of " | ||
+ | * > adverse environmental impacts such as pollution & reduction in biodiversity [[http:// | ||
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+ | * Development of GMO technology > combined with increased globalization of economy (see Economical trends), increase of GMO-food & GMO-seeds market share [[http:// | ||
+ | * > unknown health effects | ||
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+ | * Existing minority, stable or decreasing, of small-scale sustainable farmers > preserving bio- and techno-diversity > increasing resilience to environmental crisis negative effects. | ||
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+ | * Appearance of luxury technofood (like [[http:// | ||
+ | * > only for very rich people, with [[http:// | ||
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+ | ===Environmental=== | ||
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+ | * Massive pollution of water, soil and atmosphere | ||
+ | * > increasing systemic diseases such as cancer & neurodegenerative medicines | ||
+ | * > potentially contributing to a loss in biodiversity. | ||
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+ | * Decrease of soil fertility > reduction of available quantity & diversity of food > starvation for specific locations & poor people; adverse health effects for a wide range of the world population; geopolitical instability. | ||
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+ | * Increase of desertification > decrease of available arable soil surface > reduction of available quantity & diversity of food > starvation for specific locations & poor people, adverse health effects for a wide range of the world population; geopolitical instability. | ||
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+ | * Climate change | ||
+ | * Increase of Extreme Climatic Events, f. i. Floods & Droughts | ||
+ | * > localized high food scarcity; | ||
+ | * > when combined with hyper-specialization of food crops per location (see Economical trends), world-wide scarcity of specific ingredients. | ||
+ | * Change in seasonal patterns and average climatic conditions > change of food crops production balance worldwide. | ||
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+ | * Decrease of Biodiversity > decrease of edible animal & plant species > reduced resilience to change in seasonal patterns & climatic conditions > reduction of available quantity & diversity of food | ||
+ | * > starvation for specific locations & poor people | ||
+ | * > adverse health effects for a wide range of the world population | ||
+ | * > geopolitical instability. | ||
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+ | * Decrease of available energetic resources > Increase on " | ||
+ | * > starvation for specific locations & poor people | ||
+ | * > adverse health effects for a wide range of the world population | ||
+ | * > geopolitical instability. | ||
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+ | {{ar5_fig_spm_2a.png}} | ||
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+ | IPCC AR5 WG2 Figure SPM.2a | ||
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+ | ===Economical=== | ||
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+ | * Increased globalization of economy | ||
+ | * Prevalence of large-scale over small-scale food production > environmental impacts such as pollution & reduction of soil fertility > reduction of available quantity & diversity of food + most of the food heavily polluted | ||
+ | * > starvation for specific locations & poor people; | ||
+ | * > adverse health effects for a wide range of the world population; | ||
+ | * > geopolitical instability. | ||
+ | * Hyper-specialisation of food crops grown on a given territory > reduced resilience to extreme climatic events (see Environmental trends) > potentially massive scarcity of a essential food crops > reduction of available quantity & diversity of food + most of the food heavily polluted | ||
+ | * > starvation for specific locations & poor people; | ||
+ | * > adverse health effects for a wide range of the world population; | ||
+ | * > geopolitical instability. | ||
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+ | * Increased financiarisation of economy | ||
+ | * Adverse effects of speculation on food prices > combined with increasing inequities in personal wealth, reduction of food availability and diversity for most of the world population > reduction of available quantity & diversity of food | ||
+ | * > starvation for specific locations & poor people; | ||
+ | * > adverse health effects for a wide range of the world population; | ||
+ | * > geopolitical instability. | ||
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+ | * Increasing inequities in personal wealth > reduction of food availability and diversity for most of the world population > reduction of available quantity & diversity of food | ||
+ | * > starvation for specific locations & poor people | ||
+ | * > adverse health effects for a wide range of the world population | ||
+ | * > geopolitical instability. | ||
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+ | * To a minor extent, localized alternative economies, such as [[http:// | ||
+ | * > reduces inequities within economic players at local scale | ||
+ | * > better global health at local population scale. | ||
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+ | * Global game changer: if a major demographic group, global economic player & industrial producer installs basic income. It is about to be [[http:// | ||
+ | * > [[http:// | ||
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+ | ===Demographic=== | ||
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+ | * Increase of global population > more food needed > combined with reduction of soil availability & fertility, reduction of available quantity & diversity of food + most of the food heavily polluted > starvation for specific locations & poor people; adverse health effects for a wide range of the world population; geopolitical instability. | ||
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+ | * Increase of urban population | ||
+ | * Massive amount of energy needed to bring food to urban citizens | ||
+ | * > increase energetic resource depletion rate (also needed for industrial food production) > reduction of available quantity & diversity of food | ||
+ | * > starvation for specific locations & poor people | ||
+ | * > adverse health effects for a wide range of the world population | ||
+ | * > geopolitical instability. | ||
+ | * > increase of atmospheric, | ||
+ | * > adverse health effects. | ||
+ | * Increased urban pressure on neighboring fertile soils > Reducing availability of fertile soils > reduction of available quantity & diversity of food | ||
+ | * > starvation for specific locations & poor people | ||
+ | * > adverse health effects for a wide range of the world population | ||
+ | * > geopolitical instability. | ||
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+ | ===Cultural=== | ||
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+ | * Prevalent cultural preference to industrially-produced food (Nestlé, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Exki...) | ||
+ | * > existing demand stimulates production & thus industrial agriculture | ||
+ | * > pollution | ||
+ | * > adverse health effects | ||
+ | * > low food diversity | ||
+ | * > adverse health effects | ||
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+ | * Most prevalent religions & related food regimes (Pork-free Islam & Bee-free hinduism ?) | ||
+ | * > changing the demand thus the production balance of food crops at world scale ? | ||
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+ | * Minority, stable or increasing, adhering to the GASAPs, Slow Food & Organic Food movements > combined with participation to alternative economic systems (see Economical trends), localized positive impacts on available food diversity & global health. | ||
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+ | ===Political=== | ||
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+ | * Increase of patenting & decrease of authorized crop varieties [[http:// | ||
+ | * > reduction of animal & plant species available for cooking > global impoverishment of food culture. | ||
+ | * > decreased resilience to change in seasonal patterns & average climatic conditions > reduction of available quantity & diversity of food | ||
+ | * > starvation for specific locations & poor people | ||
+ | * > adverse health effects for a wide range of the world population | ||
+ | * > geopolitical instability. | ||
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+ | * Increase of far-right, nationalist and identity-focused movements [[http:// | ||
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