Speaking at a WEF First Movers Coalition for Food panel JBS CEO warned against any initiatives that would increase food costs to ensure affordable access to adequate nutrition for more people.

The importance of providing knowledge and access to finance to support small producers in the sustainable food transition and not allowing the cost of food to increase, as one-third of the world’s population does not have access to adequate nutrition, were highlighted as two fundamentals by Gilberto Tomazoni at a First Movers Coalition for Food panel during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

The Global CEO of JBS, one of the world’s largest food companies,  emphasised that technologies are already available; it’s a matter of coming together – across the private and public sector – to provide the initial finance required for farmers to adopt more sustainable practices such as the integration of Crop-Livestock-Forest and regenerative agriculture. He also detailed the work JBS and wider industry are doing to test cattle feed additives to reduce enteric methane emissions.

Mr. Tomazoni argued that it is necessary to accelerate support towards regenerative practices especially on small rural properties while highlighting that in this way, agriculture is a key solution to two major global challenges – tackling climate change and feeding the growing global population, expected to reach nearly 10 billion people by 2050, according to the UN.

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