Agri-food’s transition from a liability for sustainability into an asset

THE agri-food industry is central to our daily lives and nutrition, but it also generates up to 30 per cent of global greenhouse-gas emissions, making it second only to fossil fuels as a human-made driver of climate change.

It also has a strong impact on natural capital.

At least 90 per cent of global deforestation is attributed to the agri-food industry, and it accounts for 70 per cent of global freshwater consumption.