It was necessary to reach such a critical and pressing point to force the entire food industry to be transformed from the basis of sustainable concepts.
The alarming consequences of climate change are becoming more evident every day, although some detractors remain closed-minded, its effects are overwhelming and manifest in all countries: forest fires, high temperatures, droughts, frosts, snowfalls, floods, gales, tornadoes and record intensity hurricanes; the seasons and cycles of life totally altered.
This context is generating various threats both for the globalized economy and for human survival itself. Undoubtedly, one of the most crucial is the one that affects agricultural activities.
The countryside, crops and food production are under constant threat due to the scarcity or excess of rains, erosion, desertification, decline and degradation of soils in addition to the negative impact of the use of large-scale chemical fertilizers and insecticides; which incidentally destroys and devastates the environment, as well as generates the waste and contamination of enormous amounts of water.
If you think that this does not affect you, you would get a very unpleasant scare if you knew the amount of heavy metals, organic matter, waste, chemical pollutants and other harmful substances that are present in everything you eat, drink, breathe and consume. It doesn’t matter if you’re vegan, organic or free-growing; regardless of country or income level, almost no one is safe from it.
Many specialized organizations and scientists have warned for a long time: synthetic fertilizers and pesticides are behind the origin of many diseases, chronic health problems, pollution, environmental degradation, infections and various types of cancer.
Added to the challenges of Covid-19, supply crisis, economic recovery, an ever-growing population and in-constant demand for food, the demand and price of traditional fertilizers have exceeded all expectations and have the whole world in check.
Specialists estimate that globally, the costs of agricultural production have spiked by up to 250% on average over the last 2 years, shaking markets in the face of a possible widespread rise in the cost of living and a potential food crisis.
If you add to this the impacts of the environment (floods, drought, etc.), insurance, transportation, logistics and storage, start shaking.
The commitments of the recent COP 26 are clear and conclusive: this is a crucial hour for human survival, it is not about rhetoric or speech but about a reality in which the clown is charging us.
It seems that it was necessary to reach such a critical, unsustainable and pressing point to force the right changes in the right direction: to transform the entire food industry from the basis of sustainable concepts.
It is not only about organic fertilizers, the necessary change includes the use of latest generation technologies for the treatment, conservation and use of water; elimination of harmful substances in addition to ending government corruption and its alliance with large chemical companies.
Companies, universities, agricultural engineers, scientists and specialists have joined the challenge of giving the field a new opportunity; innovative forms of water preservation, recycling, treatment and improvement.
Crop breeders have transformed themselves by achieving changes at the nanoparticle (micron) level, which makes it easier for plants and animals to transport and use nutrients, resulting in significant gains in yield.
For example, today it is possible to use the force of magnetic ionization without energy consumption to give water a higher quality so that it can be better used by plants and animals.
In the case of fertilizers, the focus is on the effective supply of calcium and silicon to the plants; which increases photosynthetic activity followed by better utilization of CO2 and production of primary and secondary metabolites.
This prevents the dispersion of harmful materials in the air, water and soils, as well as provides an improvement in the yields of plants, fruits, flowers, seeds and crops while increasing the resistance of plants to environmental stress.
In some crops, it is possible to achieve a 200% increase in production with a 20% saving in pumping energy, a 25 to 30% reduction in water consumption; maintenance-free, without undesirable side effects, free of heavy metals, pesticides and with a higher quality of nutrients.
Greater weight, better flavour, more proteins, vitamins and longer shelf life are possible thanks to the use of 100% organic materials, enhancers and natural detonators of plant growth.
It is possible to provide consumers with contamination-free food, which impacts the quality of life, health and development of the population.
The most important companies in the agricultural sector now seek to focus on markets such as Mexico and in general throughout the Latin American region due to the enormous challenges it presents and because it will be one of the most affected by this crisis.
Our country has an enormous opportunity if it can combine a vision of change with a sustainable commitment, which implies assuming competitive leadership and a trigger for social and economic well-being; productivity, efficiency, better costs, as well as great industrial transformations.
Original article posted to Forbes Mexico by Alfredo Paredes
