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  • Essay / The global food crisis - 718

    The global food crises of 2007-2008, which are largely linked to both the biophysical environment and energy crises, do not constitute a real insecurity. The event indirectly manifested itself in both a shortage of supplies and an exponential increase in the prices of basic foods. By understanding the multiple dimensions of the 2007-2008 global food crises, the article identifies a number of connections between issues of food, poverty and power contracts, as well as the conflicting roles between corporate diet and food sovereignty. However, today there is no simple solution to sustainably feed seven billion people in the world, especially as many of them improve and converge towards higher income consumption patterns. The answer to preventing future catastrophe is not only to maximize productivity, but also to optimize the complex supply chain across the world through environmental and socio-political outcomes consistent with the values ​​and ethical perspectives we value. Many disagreements about sustainable intensification arise because the values ​​and ethical perspectives we bring to the debate have different indicators of sustainability provided by science, the power and motivations we attribute to individuals, businesses and governments, as well than the scale and timetable we adopt. There is a real need for policymakers to take values ​​more seriously and explicitly integrate analysis of the different perspectives that people bring into discussions about food security and sustainability. The role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) In order to achieve greater efficiency of commodity use and sustainability, two goals can be achieved through the role of CSR: sustainable technological innovation, currently, genetics...... middle of paper ......ies like that on expiration dates that has unintentionally increased food waste should be reexamined within a more inclusive competitive risks framework (Godfray et al. , 2010). A final thought on the role of CSR is that an essential step is finding a way to reward farmers for what it takes to produce high-quality products. (sustainable) food, but also to protect the environment and the production system in the long term. In his book Coming Famine, Julian Cribb recommends measures to develop sustainable, low-energy agriculture by reducing waste in the food chain, establishing and promoting low-energy diets, recycling waste in food production systems and creating green cities. He says: “People have no problem with the idea of ​​fair pay for bankers, lawyers, trade unionists, nurses, actors, civil servants, economists or politicians. So what's wrong with fair pay for farmers? ??”