Food & Agriculture

• [New] The perceptions of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa tend to overemphasize extreme weather impacts rather than opportunities that come when better weather conditions occur.
• [New] Beyond Meat - which works with a co-packer to produce burgers and sausages in Zoeterwoude in the Netherlands - will open its first owned manufacturing facility in Europe in Enschede, also in the Netherlands, in 2021.
• [New] Every weekend from Saturday until the end of April, Maharashtra's 125 million people will be confined to their homes unless travelling or shopping for food or medicine.
• [New] There is still room to grow in animal protein, and with the real's depreciation against the US dollar, Brazilian meat will remain even more competitive in coming years.
• [New] Expect far greater concerns over the next 30 years about sustainability and what kind of planet will remain in 100 years, with shortages of water, food and other resources and major threats to other forms of life.
• [New] Discovery's Food Network Kitchen and MotorTrend direct-to-consumer apps have now launched on Flex and will soon be on X1.
• [New] Assessment of the effects of global climate changes on agriculture might help to properly anticipate and adapt farming to maximize agricultural production.
• [New] Asia is forecast to grow rigid plastic packaging consumption during 2021-26 at the fastest rate, with high growth rates in India and China being propelled by rising standards of living, growing urbanisation and wider availability of packaged food and drink.
• [New] Global Trends 2040 warned about an increase in the physical effects of climate change that could result in more risks to economic prosperity, energy security, food, health and water.
• [New] Asia Pacific Region is expected to have a major market share in the coming years, owing to the presence of a large manufacturing sector for food packaging, automotive, energy, and other applications.
• [New] The Phase One Agreement addresses structural barriers to trade and aims to support a dramatic expansion of U.S. food, agriculture, and seafood product exports, which will increase U.S. farm and fishery income, generate more rural economic activity, and promote job growth.
• [New] Regional temperatures may rise by 1.5 °C within a decade, driving extreme weather which will have major impacts on food security, the availability of water, and disease.
• [New] On logistical grounds, LNG currently looks a better bet than hydrogen, but big projects are planned in northwest Europe that will produce hydrogen using power from offshore wind farms.
• [New] The impact of Brexit will be felt for years to come, shifting economic forces and changes to policy around agriculture will inevitably change the way we use land in the UK.
• [New] The new policies of the Biden administration will likely influence synthetic biology investment throughout the year, particularly in bio-based fuels and climate mitigation technologies.
• [New] The need for food supply against the explosive population increase by 2050 has catalyzed the growth of the vertical farming market.
• [New] Growth in the food & beverage sector across the globe is projected to drive the product demand over the forecast period.
• [New] Climate change will pose a threat to nuclear weapons states like Pakistan or India and that climate change could provoke a nuclear war or provoke the breakdown of Pakistan due to ethnic tension arising out of water and food scarcity.
• [New] Parametric products could have significant value in New Zealand, and it said the farming and agricultural sector may find them particularly useful given the ups and downs of climate that could substantially affect their operations.
• [New] Investments in sustainable forestry and agriculture can contribute to global adaptation and resilience goals, which in turn can help to insure against the physical risks of climate change.
• [New] The global agricultural sprayers market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.41% over the forecast period to reach a market size of US$ 8,668.573 million in 2026 from US$ 5,972.477 million in 2020.

Last updated: 13 April 2021