The bad news is that priorities in the large-scale agricultural economy remain different. The good news is that sustainability concerns are increasingly understood and recognized: consumers are calling for change, regulators are beginning to shape new requirements, and food producers and their partners are beginning to look at new sustainable agricultural practices. That is why the world needs to treat food security and affordability as critical issues for global prosperity and well-being. Many of the critical challenges the world is facing are affected by food production, including climate change, water shortage, deforestation, forced labor and corruption. Today, the way we produce food is undermining the potential to feed ourselves in the future.
