Topic: Food security might not be a priority for younger generations. (2) - page 5. (Read 929 times)

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.

I guess it's a different generation. Maybe in the last 40-50 years, those generations are looking for farming so that they will have food in the table during those times. But in this decade, it's all about investments, not just crypto but all other assets like stocks and gold or even oil and real state.

I wouldn't say that it's bad or good to our economy, again you have to look at where our generation is going. I know that there are warnings all over the place that there could be short shortage in the next 5 years or so. But with the current mindset of young generations, maybe it sounds bad, but it might not be their priorities in life. But in any case, if there are still people in rural areas that are into farming, then they might have the advantage. But still though, that is still the problem of the government on how they are going to tackle the food shortages in their country.

In terms of long-term effects, this will clearly influence the economic strength of the next generation. Because economic strength is not only about getting big profits in investment but also in food security. And yes, young people nowadays very rarely want to enter the realm of agriculture. Because currently the profession as a farmer is really a profession that not many young people are looking at. Even parents rarely remember their children about how important agriculture is. Which concerns food security and also greening the land to make this earth free from global warming.

Nowadays everyone is more busy with how to get rich. And yes, that's not wrong and is normal. It's just that maybe we personally have to start having a hobby of planting trees or something like that. The point is that agriculture is no longer in demand as a profession. But we must be able to make agriculture a trendy hobby for young people. But to get there requires ideas, capital and good preparation. And for those of us who are still fighting for our own lives, we still don't have time to think about this. And so does everyone else.

If you have ever been into farming you would not assume this way. Bitcoin is not the only profit-making business in the world, there are others and agriculture is one of them. I have been opportune to engage in farming and I can tell you that it gives profit within a short period. If you are blessed to have a bumper harvest, you are sure of above a hundred per cent profit. Just like every other investment, it has risk but I can vouch that it is highly profitable if you understand the business.

I don't think crypto adoption and investment will stop farmers from growing food. One needs to have money to invest in cryptocurrencies and one needs to make money through different means including farming. Investing in cryptocurrency is not a full-time job, so farmers will continue farming even when they have invested. Many crypto investors are gainfully employed in different fields.

Agriculture is an important sector of the economy. Neglecting the sector will affect any nation in diverse ways. It can lead to scarcity and an increase in the price of food which would cause starvation and death. It can also cause a nation to have an unfavourable balance of payment due to over-reliance on imported agricultural products. Depending on other nations agricultural produce could be used as a military or political tool against the receiving nation.         

we have not experienced food scarcity due to lack of kids working family farms.. industrial farming has meant kids can diversify and find other jobs in other employment sectors
food still exists.. fertile land still exists, however what is grown has changed

generations ago the UK main food staples were:
potato, swede, turnip, parsnip, carrots broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, peas, greenbeans,
however industrialisation and international trade caused people to change their diets to things like cheap baked beans and tinned spaghettios instead of pea's and carrots and broccoli..

so farmers then looked into whats next profitable. and things like wheat and corn grew more and pea's/carrots less
wheat and corn which became hidden ingredients in processed food
even things like asparagus have changed from a luxury to a dietary desire

there are plenty of fertile fields to produce more then peoples needs. but when people start eating processed imported foods the fields then are used to then produce ingredients rather than dinner-plate vegetables.
the amount of bread consumption has increased but vegetable sales have declined
the amount of imported beans, avocado, almond milk has increased, but sales of home grown veg has declined
fields farmed just to get soy, corn syrup, rapeseed oil, has increased, but sales of home grown veg has declined

more yellows and browns are grown and less greens and reds are grown

the volume and variety has increased. but the amount of proper domestic vegetable-on-dinner-plate has decreased

when 2x400g tins of baked beans are £0.60 total for 800g. but a 800g of mixed veg is £1. then deters people from buying mixed veg. which then declines demand and causes farmers to change what they plant. they then try grabbing at the bread and almond milk market or the asparagus market

its not that there is a lack of kids interested/needed for farming, it is to do with the industrialisation of farming(thus not needing kids as after effect)

The young generation are only Interested in tech and lots of other digital assets/investments. Investing in cryptocurrency is good but what is investment without food to eat? It is actually true that a very good percentage of the youth are not Interested in farming, even the ones who were raised by parents who are farmers. This is evident in the fact that we have more young people clamouring for digital investments than people talking about farming. We only have few younger people who are passionate about farming and have tried to make farming more attractive by developing some interesting agricultural technologies to make farming less stressful and productive so the youths can embrace it.


We are experiencing partial Scarcity of food and an increase in the prices of food and raw materials these days because most of us have neglected the agricultural sector for cryptocurrencies and other high returns investments.  We just need a balance in our society  where no sector of the economy becomes overcrowded or neglected as the case may be. With the recent advancements in agricultural technologies, I am optimistic that more young people will come to embrace farming

I don't think so, nowadays young people are also interested in getting involved in agriculture because it is a basic need for many people. However, different from the older generation, young people prefer to develop their agricultural fields using more sophisticated technology which increases the efficiency and effectiveness of agricultural fields.
But it's just that currently the government is not really focused on the agricultural sector, especially in terms of prices of agricultural products, this makes young people a little hesitant about getting involved in this industry. If only the government could care more about the welfare of farmers, perhaps more young people would join this field.

well honestly, they could invested in automation of agriculture, i think the yield will just be as massive, though arguably crypto thrive because of its nature, rising in short term is very common with crypto meanwhile investing in agriculture will require long term period for it to make ROI and make profit further.
gen z not investing in agriculture is just them knowing that food nowadays are plentiful, so they don't have the sense of urgency with food.
only when food crisis arise it will become apparent that the need of food simply outweight the other, honestly, they could just invest in both, maybe when they got some good profit out of crypto investment, try to build agriculture business, thats the best.

There are pros and cons for everything like if there's no new generations of farmers and crop makers then who's going to make our foods?

But sadly, can't also blame the new and younger generations today because of what the technology is bringing up to the world. Traditionally, there should be a passing on these jobs depending on the culture of each family.

Those that have farming business usually passing on the business to their younger members but what if most of their younger members don't want to become farmers anymore?

I believe that there will be a bit of problem on it but then it's gonna be solved. Technically, farming have been easier nowadays because of machineries but that's not what the newer pals see.

There's also the backyard farming and instead of going to be into the actual huge farming and producing, it's more of an aesthetic matter nowadays.

I do not agree with you.... people are drawn to activities that has to do with nature. Have you seen the documentaries about rooftop farming in urban cities? These people cultivate crops on top of buildings.

Yes, farming might change and it will become more mechanical (automated), but there will always be people with green fingers, willing to plant something to produce food and to profit from that.