Contributing to global sustainable development: Should priority be given to the seafood sector?

Published 2024년 9월 29일

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By 2023, 730 million people are expected to be undernourished, and agriculture, responsible for one-third of human-caused emissions, faces pressure to reduce its environmental impact. Experts recommend shifting to aquaculture, which has a smaller environmental footprint and provides essential nutrients. However, aquaculture requires significant investment to prevent overfishing and adapt to climate change. Governments see its potential, but there is a gap in research and development. Initiatives like those by WorldFish demonstrate that investing in aquaculture can combat malnutrition and promote health, especially in vulnerable populations, and scaling up these efforts could boost seafood productivity and reduce CO2 emissions.

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It is estimated that 730 million people in the world will be undernourished by 2023. The number continues to rise. Food production facilities are under increasing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Agriculture currently accounts for one-third of all human-caused emissions. Aquaculture is recommended to replace land animals - Photo: SheLovesFish According to some experts, to meet food needs sustainably, we should shift to fish and aquatic food sources. Fish farming has a smaller environmental impact than land animals. For example, raising cows consumes large amounts of clean water, pollutes the soil, and the care process emits CO2. Not only that, fish are also nutritionally equivalent or even more than land animals. The workforce in the aquaculture sector is currently much smaller than that of land animals, but produces more than half of the omega-3 fatty acids that are very good for women, used by 987 million people. Oysters and mussels, which require only fresh water ...

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