Any argument for a shift in focus from agriculture to ‘make way’ for what might seem to be the brighter prospects that beckon on account of what is now, unquestionably, the potential economic breakthrough which successive major oil & gas discoveries offer, loses much of its traction when account is taken of the human health and prosperity prospects associated with an enhanced focus on food production.
One of the more recent studies to underscore the ever growing importance of agriculture undertaken by the authoritative inter-disciplinary magazine, the Lancet Planetary Health, and released just last month, focusses on the health and wellness deficit which some countries suffer in the face of insufficient access to plant-based foods.
Asserting that “low fruit and vegetable consumption is… a major nutritional problem,” the publication says that its research points to the need for a shift “towards more balanced, predominantly plant-based diets” as a route to healthier living.
