Agriculture and Big Food are set to experience similar scrutiny to that faced by the fossil fuel sector and the producers of plastic waste, according to an opinion piece by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard. The former Conservative environment minister has written a scathing critique of the food industry for its role in creating climate change. Companies including Dutch firm DSM and Swiss agri-tech company Agolin Ruminant are working on animal feeds that reduce emissions from livestock. Evans-Pritchard predicts that “the investment darlings of the 2020s will be the agri-tech entrepreneurs” and that “the next Apple will be a food company”.
Agriculture and Big Food are set to experience similar scrutiny to that faced by the fossil fuel sector and the producers of plastic waste, according to an opinion piece by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard. Approximately 25% of man-made greenhouse gases, including methane from livestock, are generated by the global land economy. Companies including Dutch firm DSM and Swiss agri-tech company Agolin Ruminant are working on animal feeds that reduce emissions from livestock. Evans-Pritchard predicts that “the investment darlings of the 2020s will be the agri-tech entrepreneurs” and that “the next Apple will be a food company”.