Feeding the Planet is the Job of the Many
19/6/2017
Everybody considers or quotes tourism, energy, IT, and healthcare as the developing sectors of the future. However, for many experts, Agriculture should also be a part of this list.
Agriculture currently goes through one of the biggest challenges we have ever experienced--obtaining food safety.Over the next three decades, our population is expected to raise by two billions while the income volume will rise as well and allow the middle class to acquire greater purchasing power.
Demand for agricultural animal products like milk, meat, eggs, and fish is expected to increase by 60% during that period. These estimates together however raise a real concern in tackling one of the biggest challenges in Agriculture internationally: food safety.
We need to make sure that every single human in our ever expanding plant is able to get not only a sufficient amount of calorie, but sufficient calories to ensure progress, growth, health and stability of both our systems and our natural environment.
Farmers are not the only actors involved in this situation. Modern Agriculture now employs environmental experts, agriculture engineers, rural scientists, nutritionists, agricultural experts and many more professions.
For overcoming these challenges, a new generation of leading talents will need to be utilized for bringing new and innovative ideas to the table.
However, the demand for gifted Agricultural students is overshadowing the level of supply. Add to this the fact that 25% of today’s workforce is approaching retirement which isn’t quite encouraging. We need new and fresh talents in all fields to ensure animal productivity and meet the needs of 9 billion people.
Agriculture isn’t only about cows and sheep farms. As the population is constantly growing, so does the demand for quality and safe food. Nowadays, a young individual who wants to follow a career path in which they use their mind more, should not disregard Agriculture.
Most Modern farmers now are not uneducated as many believe. They are a little bit of everything: environmentalists, production experts, engineers, scientists, and even economists. Instead of only operating their tractors and feeding their animals, they also process advanced machinery,monitor the production, keep data files, inspecting and others.
We want more experts and talent to come up with innovative solutions--veterinarians to keep an eye on cattle health,engineers for upgrading the latest equipment/technologies, marketers to advertise agricultural products and concepts and economists that will be able to convert data into thoughtful and productive decisions.
So whether you ace at maths, economics, marketing or science, there is a spot for you and your skills in the Agricultural field.
Everyone dreams of following a career not solely based on ordinary job tasks and pay. The Millennial generation of minors and people in their 20s are chasing career paths that fulfill them and make them feel satisfied. Agriculture is something that provides these benefits and even more than that.
When you are employed in Agriculture, you are aware of the fact that your work will aid in helping animal health, human health and environmental health at the same time. Every day is a fulfilling experience as you realise you improve the quality of living of earth's inhabitants. By acknowledging the purpose of your actions, you feel more motivated to go on with the same vigor and enthusiasm. It’s a rewarding feeling to work knowing that others in the your field are interested in the future as much as you. And one motivating factor that will drive more people to pursue an Agricultural career us that we need more supporters of the cause.
As consumers are completely disregarded from the production process, they reasonably have many questions and concerns regarding the way food is produced. These concerns have even become more complex and we are in need of talented and enthusiastic people to tackle these concerns. We also need individuals that will spread the world and share their experiences as well as give emphasis to why agriculture is vital for our future sustainability.
This is the vision of Jan Davis, who is now employed as an Agriculture business consultant.
