7 Ways Current Food Systems Are Failing Us

By Saurabh Shukla

Pesticides

Pesticides in agriculture pose serious health risks, including endocrine disruption and cancer, through contaminated food and water. 

Zoonotic Diseases

Intensive livestock farming and deforestation heighten the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans.

Antimicrobial Resistance

Overuse of antimicrobials in livestock promotes drug resistance, threatening human health with untreatable infections.

Water & Soil Pollution

Agriculture pollutes water and soil with harmful substances, endangering ecosystems and causing health issues like "blue baby syndrome."

Rise of Obesity & Chronic Diseases

Industrial agriculture's focus on commodity crops contributes to nutritional deficiencies and increases obesity and chronic diseases.

Inefficient Land Use

Livestock farming inefficiently uses vast land areas, failing to meet the global need for diverse, nutritious crops.

Inequality

Small farms occupy little land and face economic disadvantages, while the poor lack access to nutrient-rich foods.

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