{"id":2268425,"date":"2024-06-15T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-economic-forum-article-calls-for-reinventing-the-global-food-system-praises-animal-free-products\/"},"modified":"2024-06-15T10:08:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T14:08:30","slug":"world-economic-forum-article-calls-for-reinventing-the-global-food-system-praises-animal-free-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-economic-forum-article-calls-for-reinventing-the-global-food-system-praises-animal-free-products\/","title":{"rendered":"World Economic Forum Article Advocates for Overhauling Global Food System, Endorses &#8216;Animal-Free&#8217; Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fworld-economic-forum-article-calls-for-reinventing-the-global-food-system-praises-animal-free-products%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2268425&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200bWorld Economic Forum (WEF) recently published an article advocating\u2063 for a drastic overhaul of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/global-food-crisis-ukraine-war-will-have-catastrophic-effect-on-global-food-supply-agri-org\/\" title=\"\u2018Global Food Crisis\u2019 Ukraine War Will Have \u2018Catastrophic\u2019 Effect on Global Food Supply - Agri Org\">global food supply<\/a> system. The article, titled &#8220;Feeding the future: \u2062why Renovation and Reinvention are key to saving\u2062 our food system,&#8221; emphasizes the need for a\u200d transition similar to the global shift towards \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-new-jerseys-offshore-wind-development-worries-activists\/\" title=\"Activists concerned about New Jersey's offshore wind development.\">renewable \u200cenergy sources<\/a> like solar and wind power. Authored by Juliana\u2063 Weltman Glezer, a WEF New Frontiers of Nutrition Project Fellow, the piece discusses the environmental impact of\u2062 current food production methods and \u2064the anticipated 60% increase in food demand as the world&#8217;s population approaches \u200d10 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Glezer identifies a &#8220;dual crisis&#8221;\u200d of human and environmental health \u200cresulting from existing food production \u200band consumption practices. She outlines a two-phase plan for transforming the global food system: Renovation and\u200d Reinvention.\u2064 Renovation involves making incremental improvements across the food value chain, such as enhancing recipes and packaging. Reinvention, on the other hand,\u200d aims for systemic changes that fundamentally alter food production structures.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c article praises &#8220;alternative proteins&#8221; and &#8220;animal-free&#8221; products as part of this transformative approach. The WEF has faced criticism in the past for\u200c proposing unconventional solutions like encouraging the consumption of insects\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-spends-4-million-to-study-climate-change-impact-on-nepal-child-labor\/\" title=\"Biden administration allocates M to examine Nepal child labor influenced by 'climate change'.\">combat \u200dclimate change<\/a>. This new advocacy for reinventing\u200c the food supply continues the trend of promoting radical changes \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-climate-change-poses-threat-to-much-more-than-the-planet-including-american-sovereignty\/\" title=\"Reports: \u2018Climate Change\u2019 Poses Threat to Much More than the Planet, Including American Sovereignty\u00a0\">address global challenges<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/world-economic-forum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Economic Forum<\/a> (WEF) published an article on Thursday calling for a \u201creinvention\u201d of the global food supply and praising \u201calternative proteins\u201d made by \u201canimal-free\u201d products.<\/p>\n<p>The WEF is an international advocacy organization founded by Klaus Schwab that seeks to bring world leaders together \u201cto shape global, regional and industry agendas.\u201d The organization has been criticized in the past for publishing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2022\/02\/how-insects-positively-impact-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> encouraging people to eat bugs to \u201creduce climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Thursday\u2019s article, titled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2024\/06\/renovation-reinvention-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feeding the future: why Renovation and Reinvention are key to saving our food system<\/a>,\u201d WEF New Frontiers of Nutrition Project Fellow Juliana Weltman Glezer laments the greenhouse gas emissions caused by food production and warns of a 60% increase in food demand when the worldwide population hits 10 billion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of the ways we grow, manufacture and consume food are causing a dual crisis of human and environmental health, and the complexity will only intensify,\u201d\u00a0Glezer wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe food transition aims to reshape the way society produces, distributes, consumes and discards food \u2013 a transformation that will impact the mutual advancement of human and environmental health,\u201d the article added.<\/p>\n<p>The article then compared an overhaul of the food system to the global transition to renewable energy, such as solar and wind power and electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe food transition involves a similarly comprehensive transformation, with two different stages of change: Renovation and Reinvention,\u201d Glezer wrote. \u201cWhile Renovation makes incremental improvements across the food value chain, Reinvention aims for systemic change: the fully scaled reorientation of food production in a way that alters the underlying structures within the modern food industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the article, the author puts forward a two-step plan to reshape the global food supply: \u201cRenovate recipes and packages\u201d and \u201cReinvent the system.\u201d The first step calls for the \u201cimmediate reduction of more harmful ingredients and components in our food, including excessive levels of salt, sugar, fat and additives.\u201d Glezer writes the world can \u201cmitigate adverse effects on pubic health\u201d by reformulating nutrition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRenovation could also mean adding probiotics to an existing product to improve microbiome health,\u201d the article adds.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712932862202000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0plT8RRdMy9XUpIhocnjQS\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In the second step, \u201creinventing the system,\u201d the WEF writer praises companies such as Nestl\u00e9 that have developed \u201canimal-free protein powder.\u201d Nestl\u00e9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nestle.com\/media\/news\/nestle-explore-technology-animal-free-dairy-protein-based-product\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in 2022 that its \u201canimal-free\u201d product is made through fermentation and \u201cis identical to the whey protein found in cow\u2019s milk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd they are not alone,\u201d the author writes. \u201cAccording to GFI, 158 companies have publicly announced a primary focus on fermentation for alternative proteins in 2023, an increase of 16% from the year prior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The article also suggests that AI could be used to help people create diets \u201cunique to an individual\u2019s genetic make-up, lifestyle factors and health goals\u201d and help reduce \u201cthe overall environmental impact of food production and disposal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe food transition is a pivotal moment in human history, demanding bold action across sectors, industries and disciplines. There is no singular approach to transformation, but it is critical that the food industry rebalance their approach to innovation with significantly more investment put towards Reinvention,\u201d Glezer concludes. \u201cBy prioritizing strategies that reinvent, alongside renovation, we can chart a course toward a more resilient, equitable and sustainable food system for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently advocated for a global food supply &#8220;reinvention&#8221; and endorsed &#8220;alternative proteins&#8221; from &#8220;animal-free&#8221; sources. 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