Royal Innovative: “We need a new food system ensuring that we give more to nature than we take from it”

According to estimates compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), by 2050 we will need to produce 60% more food to feed the world population expected to react 9.8 billion by UN. However, although farms cover close to 40% of the planet’s land, it is also decreasing day by day because of various reasons such as climate change or war.

“We need to feed the world’s growing population. For this reason, we must do better agriculture, benefit from technology and innovation, grow products suitable for the conditions of every climate and deliver them to the geographies in need under the right conditions,” said Boris Volfman, Founder of Royal Innovative.

“There is no net zero without nature”

“In the beginning of the last century, the British Empire had learned that it could basically treat the whole planet as a resource for its population. For instance, it acquired cocoa from West Africa, meat from Argentina, and sugar from the Caribbean. This made food a global commodity, subject to economies of scale. However, today we need more sustainable approaches for a healthier future, taking into account climate change,” he stated.

“There is no net zero without nature. At COP28, the world - fortunately - recognized the connections between climate and nature, nature and economic growth, and climate, nature and food security. Climate change is impacting how our food is grown. Every degree Celsius of warming could reduce the yields of staple crops by between 3.1 and 7.4%. It’s more important than ever that we address the current food systems crisis and move towards a new agricultural model, while also helping the global community support its economies and reach net zero and biodiversity targets. This new food system as well as the food supply chain should have regeneration at its core, ensuring that we’re giving more to nature than we’re taking from it,” Volfman stated.

“We need collaborative partnerships in the food ecosystem”

“We need efficient agricultural policies to sustainably meet the increasing demand for safe and nutritious food. While increasing demand offers significant opportunities for the agricultural sector, challenges such as increasing productivity, improving environmental sustainability, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing adaptation and resilience in the face of climate change need to be addressed as government policies,” he commented.

Noting that government support for agriculture has increased in recent years in response to global crises, “However these are mostly lifesavers. We need to address long-term goals like climate change and transform the food system.”

“There are major facilitators for the food system to transform. We need consistent and supportive policy frameworks. We should scale game-changing innovation across the globe. Last but not the least, we should build strategic, collaborative partnerships among farmers, companies, governments and NGOs,” Volfman added.

“We are the address of this collaborations”

Telling that they mediate the delivery of agricultural products from all over the world, Royal Innovative Founder Boris Volfman, concluded:

“We are the right address for the collaborative partnerships needed. We bring advanced technology, skills and knowledge to the farmers all around the world. Our goal is to advance local farming into a larger-scale enterprise. We have a network of individuals with extensive knowledge in agro-industry, management, economics, and logistics. Commercial farming can offer high returns as long as it is done with knowledge, technology and out of the box thinking. We are paying close attention to the details from micro-management, high-quality seeds, human resources to economic structures.”