Bunge is working to meet the growing global demand for food with a focus on improving the sustainability of the entire food production chain, from farm to table.
As the global population grows in both size and prosperity, so does demand for food. According to the United Nations, food production will need to increase 70 percent by 2050 to keep up.
Growing more food is only part of the answer. Land available for farming is in limited supply. Both people and food need land on which to grow, and natural areas deemed important to the health of the planet also must be preserved. In addition, food production requires water, soil and other natural resources and generates pollution and other environmental impacts.
The challenge for the world is to grow more food with less land and less overall impact on the environment. Bunge is working to meet this challenge by improving the sustainability of our own operations and by collaborating with farmers and other partners in the food production chain to preserve and renew natural resources and promote best practices in agricultural production and environmental management.
The World Economic Forum, Bunge and other leading global companies have issued "A New Vision for Agriculture" – a roadmap for global food and agricultural sustainability with clear goals: Increase agricultural production by 20 percent, decrease greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production by 20 percent and reduce rural poverty by 20 percent every decade to meet the needs of a rapidly growing world.