Topic: Food security might not be a priority for younger generations. (2) - page 5. (Read 1119 times)

People are gifted in investing in various ways, over the years I have learned to understand that food production or farming is majorly an investment that is hereditary base, most farmers that are in large scale farming and mechanized farming always inherit some of their farms from either their parents or their grandparents who have over time been predominantly farmers. So the production of food over the years will always be there, people will always invest in farming.
cryptocurrency and bitcoin is a new innovation that people are diving into but it will not replace or give divided attention on people that are into farming.
However there are young entrepreneurs that are into livestock farming, food production, animal husbandry and a whole lot more on food processing. food is an essential component of the human race, so at every point in time, you will always see people that are into food production no matter the age whether they are young or old.

I'm assuming by "getting interests on" you mean "investing in and making an interest" not "being interested in".

I have to say, it is not an age related matter. People tend to make an investment in something that gives the most amount of profit. Farms and some of the food related sectors are not the most profitable (although exceptions apply) so it is natural for people to be interested in more high risk high reward investments such as cryptocurrencies.

Of course it is bad. Because the food sector is not something that anybody can afford neglecting and it every country there are a large number of people working in that sector making a living with a lot of hardship.
If it is neglected, we see the same mess as Europe these days with farmers protesting all across Europe because they can not afford living with the worsening economic situation and the way the governments are neglecting them and worse in some cases passing laws that hurts them the most.

Interest In farming and food related sectors is not high because the government has not made it attractive for the younger generations to want to get involve, and because cryptocurrency investments offer a better chance of getting rich, young people focus there.
If the government of some countries that have land to farm can create incentives and offers that are attractive, many young people will refocus back their interest in the food sector.
The government can offer lands to people willing to farm, provide fertilizers and pesticides, as well as regularly visit these farmers to teach them new things and introduce them to new products and tools to make sure that their products are standard, offer to buy the products from the farmers to eliminate the worry of customer to buy, provide loans and grants to farmers when needed and other things like this, they may be able to attract the younger generations to farming and the food sector.

I initially thought of farming, as yield farming or something related to that and I have to re-read the post to understand it. It might be just me lol.

Anyway, In terms of technology, they would probably be more inclined to that cryptocurrency adaptation because it's easier compared to actual farming. Maybe in the future, they will be applying what they have learned in cryptocurrency to actual farming/food-related services and making it more efficient.

I'm curious, what made you ask this post? It's not that relevant TBH.

The introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the agricultural sector has improved food production to a large extent. Farmers can now produce more with fewer resources because of these technological organisms. Technological advanced agricultural tools are also contributing to the increase in food production. A report stated that the US wastes about $444 billion worth of food annually which is about 149 billion meals.

However, there has been some criticism of these GMOs from the health sector. Some health practitioners have claimed that these plants and animals have some negative health implications. These health personnel are encouraging people to consume natural or organic foods instead of inorganic agricultural produce.   

Poor countries have fertile lands and enough manpower. But they lack technology and finance and some of them are plagued with wars and conflicts. The majority of farmers in developing nations rely on crude implements and most of them do not have access to finance to buy good seedlings, fertilizer, chemicals, etc.   

In my country, farming often carries the unfortunate stereotype of being a low-income, poverty-stricken job. This negative image, coupled with challenges like selling crops, dissuades many young people from considering it. The allure of technology, with its promise of comfortable workplaces and potentially quick financial gains (though not without risks), further amplifies this disconnect.

However, this lack of interest in agriculture can have serious economic consequences. Food is a fundamental human need, and its demand constantly rises. If supply dwindles due to declining farming participation, we face a potential food security crisis in the future.

Not all 5 fingers are equal, and there is a term diversity in biology studies, which tells us that the world's nature can't be the same. Considering that, if out of 5/10 youngsters are interested in crypto (which is so imaginative BTW) then the remaining ones might be doing something else, some might be farming, or instead of farming (specifically) they are planning to become doctors, engineers, pilots etc. Not everyone wants to be involved in crypto but in future, they might have to.

But they might not adopt it as full time career, they have to use crypto as people use Gold nowadays to hold the value of there money for longer period of time. And yeah, I do agree with you on one thing that, either you have adopted the crypto a long time ago while the OP is talking about those youngester or people who still not adopted but planning to come into this field, you should start doing some practical work.

I went to a friends house, and his father was giving a good advice that with work, we should focus on physical selfs of ours. We should also do something that keeps us fits and also give benefit to the community around us.

The fear of lack of farmer to grow food has been exist for many decades, Industrial revolution, technological revolution, Internet, and now crypto. But it has been proven that we still eat until now, and there is still food circulating in the world, not to mention that tons of food is wasted everyday. The improvement in the agriculture industry and the advancement in technology in fact help farmers to produce foods more effectively, so even with less number of farmers the food is still enough. The problem is not in the amount of food, it is the uneven distribution. There are ton of food wasted in the rich country while there are some people in poor countries that can't eat regularly every day.

Why does it have to be a "this or that" type of choice? Can the younger generations be interested in both crypto and farming?
I don't see any contradiction between the cryptocurrency world and the agriculture sector. Why would anyone have to abandon completely the crypto world is favor of farming and vice versa? Some young people will be more interested in crypto, while others will be more interested in farming. What do you mean by "food security might not be a priority"? Do you think that the next generations won't eat food or something. I'm sure that in the human civilization, there will always be people, who are interested in farming and agriculture.

Younger generations' bitcoin adoption is a result of changing economic interests and technology. It has implications, though. Food security ignored? This is like playing with fire without getting burned. Take a peek at the complex economy. Cryptocurrency? Volatile and speculative. It's like building castles in the air, but it offers high profits. Food and agriculture, though? That underpins our existence. Ignoring it for digital gold is unsafe

Trouble awaits young minds leaving agriculture. Food security is the issue. Economy and society collapse without food. The verdict? A serious oversight. Need balance. Yes, promote crypto innovation, but not at the expense of our survival. Securing our economic and nutritional future is important

In general, it is bad that society is turning more and more into system addicts, rejecting any form of self-sufficiency at the same time. Modern societies of the western world think that food falls from the sky straight into shopping centers where they just come, choose what they want and pay with their card. Unfortunately, this approach to life causes the mass production of mostly poisoned food and the destruction of the environment and drinking water.

All this has a very negative effect on people's health, and more and more sick people are just a burden for any economy, no matter how successful it is. I don't know if any of you have heard of the areas of the world called "blue zones", but that's one of the ways people should try to live because today's way of life will fall on our heads sooner or later.

We can't just rely on investment for everyday life. Of course, we also have to maintain our survival in any case, whether it's business or staying up late. In my personal opinion, investment is to fight for our money to continue working to make a profit and fight inflation. Indeed, the world of investment certainly has very big risks.

Indeed, many young people are reluctant to open businesses such as agriculture and animal husbandry because they do not want to take risks. If the younger generation does not take steps to take risks, then their lives will be wasted in old age and they will definitely continue to struggle to meet their living needs in old age.

This is a digital era and things are changing rapidly.This generation Z is naturally social and they seem to spend most of their time socializing with family and friends.Generation Z are constantly learning,and they prefer to be with thier smartphone to any other thing.This generation are the true owners of this digital era that they wouldn't want to trade it for anything.Although,Gen Z are concerned about earning a solid income to cater for their financial future.
 
  Agriculture is a great selling point that will help grow and rapidly improve the aging economy.One of the reasons why we have been able to survive economical threats is because of agriculture,agriculture have improve our way of living by either cultivating crops for commercial purposes or for consumption.Meanwhile,the costs of living is really unaffordable and so many people are finding it difficult to operate with thier life activities.
 
Most people are cautious about thier health and wouldn't want to undergo the stress of farming.How can you tell an average adult to go and farm when he just be at the comfort of his home and earn swiftly from other online earning platforms,more especially BITCOIN.Gen Z can be in his or her house,and is now trending with more than 30 million views on TikTok, and has 17 billion views as a Youtuber.That's relatively huge,to me I think its the circulation of information and the individuals mentality.But being an online guru can be a better carrer option😀

the food sector is heavily leveraging advantage of using AI, such as in many countries where they take advantage of drone scheduling fertilizing on, watering and so on using various means of advanced technology.
i think this is what people often overlook, even if the younger generation that are interested in this business aren't that many but the technology advantage presented could easily fill the gaps thus reducing the needs of manpower for the simplest task there is but of course its still not perfect yet.
there are many things need to be refined first, to make it finally become fully automated like basically a land that can grow veggies and fruit on its own without human intervention that'd be the greatest next thing ever.

I'm not sure of the western nations, but in my country, the younger generation has an interest in self-reliant farming, as it is believed that people will suffer for food in the future. A greater number of youngsters who were in a good position in the information technology sector have left their jobs and are getting into farming and adopting a rural lifestyle. This varies between countries, and at some point we'll experience a situation where we'll have money but we won't have food to eat. Another reason to fear about food security is the ongoing wars around the world.

Adopting crypto and the agricultural sector, two different things in economic problems, agriculture and food from time to time, these two things are the basis for boosting the world economy, has no impact on the younger generation who don't care about agriculture and food, even though they are 90% involved in crypto.

Researchers say 90% of those who work in agriculture and food are aged 40 and over, it's not just happening today from ancient Egyptian centuries that young people don't care about agriculture, Researchers say 90% of those who work in agriculture and food are aged 40 and over, it's not just happening today from ancient Egyptian centuries that young people don't care about agriculture.

For young normies, everything depends on whether or not it's profitable. They are more attracted to get-rich-quick schemes, thus farming may not be suitable for hype. But it will only be temporary after they get dumped and whatever, then they face the real world. There will be farming enthusiasts, organic farming enthusiasts, vegans, etc., and these communities/ideologies are more persistent and last longer.

Food will always be a priority since humans have to eat every day. But not everyone must take part in farming activity since it's what capitalism means. You are free to do the work that you want. And people will still do farming work as long as it's profitable.

Investing in crypto is something anyone can do, regardless of how much money they have for investments. And of course, younger generation are mostly interested in crypto investment because of technology. Older generation tends to find it too complicated and hard to understand the basics of technology, what more if it involves investments. But for the food sector, I kinda doubt that. Even if the younger generation are getting into crypto nowadays or even in the future, food related sectors will still continue. Obviously, giant food businesses will continue their business and will pass it to their next heir/generation. So regardless if these people becomes interested in crypto or not, they will still manage and run their business in the food industry. As for farming, if you own a business operating huge farming land, there's no problem doing that. But for low income farmers, especially in cases like here in my country where they really get deprived of benefits and such, you would want to achieve more in terms of career than rely solely being a farmer.

Well, a lot of the areas most people live in are industrialized already, so it isn't a surprise why the majority aren't interested in it. It's not crypto in general really, it's anything tech-related since in the past few decades there's been a LOT of development with regards to it, ones that you wouldn't have thought to have happened only in a decade or two (which sadly involves Tiktok).

It also doesn't help that food-related sectors are pretty much solid in terms of foundation already to the point where there's a guaranteed list of investors who would support their process and growth. I wouldn't say it's bad to the economy really, I mean any possible development in tech can also help in the development of the food industry in the future who knows. And as I said already, food industries can stand on their own already even without the interest of the younger audience, and would be able to do so in the near future as well since they're a vital part of the basic needs of a human. Assuming they'd fall simply because people are more interested in tech seems kind of over exaggerated.

As a young generation I feel this way. I'm also more interested in investing in crypto in my current state. Because I chose crypto not because I ignored agriculture but because I really needed the crypto industry to make a profit and earn income. If I were someone who came from a rich family or from a family that had a large agricultural land, maybe I would be more involved in farming with my family. But unfortunately my family doesn't have much land that can be used as agricultural land. Because currently most of the agricultural land is controlled by large companies and we cannot do much with limited agricultural land. So we still have to struggle to find income from other sectors. And yes, one day food security will probably be thinner. And actually we can't blame anyone. Because the current conditions make it difficult for us to get involved in the agricultural sector which actually no longer brings high profits.

Animal feed prices rose rapidly but livestock meat prices remained the same and did not follow higher increases. And so did fertilizers increase rapidly, while the price of crops remained the same and did not increase much. So anyone will definitely start leaving the agricultural sector. Not because they are not interested, but because it is no longer profitable for small farmers. except for those big farmers who have a lot of land.