According to a report published in 2014 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, agricultural, forestry, and other land use practices emitted over 10 billion tons of CO2 each year from 2001-2011. That is the equivalent to the amount of CO2 2 billion cars would produce in a year. This quantity of emissions is growing, having doubled over the last 50 years and is expected to increase by 30% over the next 50 years.

With climate change becoming an increasingly present and intense threat, we must examine our food and agricultural systems to find a way to create a sustainable, environmentally friendly future without mass hunger.