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REPORT * UK -Transport sector key to feeding world's record population
On October 27, 2011, the United Nations estimated that the world's population reached 7bn.
London,EN,UK -Eye for Transport (UK) -Oct 31, 2011: ... This landmark event was accompanied by many cataclysmic warnings of the impact of over-population. Wars, hunger, water shortages and disease have been forecast by many commentators should the number of people in the world continue to grow at its present rate... It should be noted that fears of population growth are not new and its impact is generally over-played. Developments in farming and technology have so far allowed food production to keep pace with the growth in the number of hungry mouths... However if the world is to keep feeding its ever-burgeoning population, more will have to be done. Over-looked by many, the transport and logistics sector will play an increasingly important role in these efforts... Although empirical evidence is scarce, it is estimated that in the developing world between a third and a half of food is lost post-harvest, between farmer and consumer... The problem is most acute in the perishable fruit and vegetable sector... Interestingly, it seems the priority given to increasing farming productivity, whilst ignoring the inefficiency of the overall supply chain, has clear parallels with the now discredited industrial production strategies of the 1970s... By focusing on reducing waste in the supply chain, rather than purely on production efficiencies, more food will arrive where it is most needed, at a lower cost to the consumer. This will not only increase farmer income but also alleviate poverty and hunger... Production levels are already sufficient to feed the world's population for many years to come. The real challenge is getting these products from farm to fork (or chopstick) with the minimum of waste...
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