The increase in human well-being is very promising. According to the UN, the world population will be around 10 billion people by 2050. We are fortunate to live in a world where half the population has enough income to be considered "middle class or rich".
However, we must work to ensure that the nearly 4 billion people living in extreme poverty, including those in the United States, can enjoy sustainable health and prosperity.
Sustainability requires more than the availability of resources. As the world's population grows, more and more sections of society are born or enter the middle class as their country's economy develops. Combined with this paradigm, the growing impacts of climate change and a growing global demand for resources that is set to double over the next 30 years, we face a major challenge.
Food insecurity and starvation-related emergencies are having a major impact on the global food system due to the war in Ukraine and its impact on grain supplies, fertilizer production and rising energy prices. In Nebraska, 188,080 people are starving, including 64,190 children.
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"A disruption in the agricultural supply chain is more real and more important than any other supply chain," said Erkut Sönmez, professor of supply chain management and analytics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. On the one hand we have food shortages as people search for food, and on the other hand we have food that is actually rotting or rotting in containers in some parts of the world.” Lack of raw materials like amino acids.
Animal health-oriented innovations are a global challenge. Straits Research forecasts that the global animal protein market will be worth US$44.08 billion in 2021. It is projected to reach $72.60 billion in 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 5.7%.
Animal protein (beef, duck, lamb, and water) is the staple diet for most people. Infectious diseases pose the greatest threat to animal health. A nationwide egg shortage hit Americans today after a deadly strain of bird flu cut the nation's egg supply.
Now and in the future, we must ensure that only healthy animals feed the world. Just like humans, animals are susceptible to bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi and malnutrition. In addition, the animal feed market has experienced numerous disruptions over the past decade, which have impacted the supply and consumption of food around the world.
One way the agropharmaceutical industry can innovate to meet future demands and prevent disruption to the global food supply is by working with our food manufacturing partners to develop long-term solutions to major threats. Veterinary medicines and animal feed supplements help farmers keep our most important source of protein healthy.
Food innovation is very important. Companies including mine have developed enzymes with various benefits. Our innovative non-starch polysaccharide (fiber) converts previously insoluble fiber into animal feed. Using other enzymes helps reduce phosphate (salt) use, reducing environmental impact and cost to the farmer. Excessive use of inorganic phosphates is a significant source of environmental pollution and reducing it presents an opportunity to switch to more sustainable sources.
As they meet the growing demand for animal protein, innovators around the world are investing in developing alternative sources of key nutrients. Millions of tons of fish are needed to meet the need for the omega-3 fatty acids that humans and animals eat. We now produce algae-based omega-3 fatty acids by creating a rich oil through the fermentation of microalgae. This process does not disturb the ocean's natural environment and is free of heavy metals, nanoplastics and other pollutants.
As we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important that companies and individuals involved in feeding a growing population continue to innovate and use science, sustainability, safety and nutrition as guides to meet global food needs . .
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Kirill Domuschev is President of Huvepharma. In 2019, he was made an honorary citizen of Nebraska for HoovePharma's investment in the state of Cornhusker. This opinion column is based on his speech at the Clinton Global Initiative in late 2022.