by
Christophe Pelletier
I wish there would be more collaboration and altruism, more curiosity beyond the business sector and a better balance between the short-term and the long-term.
I also wish money would not blind us so much and that we could make more decisions about people and the environment without feeling immediately restricted by financial aspects. I am not sure that even financial priorities are always that wise.
Sometimes, it feels as if we spend lots of money on the wrong things and not enough on the important things, but human nature is strongly led by self-interest in the here and now that often stands in the way of rational and sensible choices.
That being said, I want to discuss in this column how, with strategic planning, and collaboration and altruism from governments we can benefit the food production system.
Governments should govern. Some do. Some a bit less. Sometimes, governments seem more preoccupied with ongoing campaigning than governing, and that is not good. Opposite to that, businesses should run their businesses, but in a number of occurrences they seem as much preoccupied with being involved in governing.
Governments do not choose to neglect possible concerns to the food supply.
A few governments and businesses do indeed choose to do nothing, but they are a minority et we know who they are as they boast about it. Most just take a prudent (probably too prudent) approach and we lose precious time. Then there is the third group of those who are ahead and deliberately choose to change their ways, but unfortunately, they are a minority and do not have enough traction yet.
My opinion is that producing better food and, at least as importantly, better nutrition is everybody’s responsibility: governments, businesses, non-profits, producers, consumers, children, parents, teachers, you name it.
Why is it important? For a simple reason: a society of unhealthy people will inevitably decline, and the social cost to society is a heavy financial burden that weakens society and its members. A prosperous society that wants a future takes good care of its members.
Read the full article in the Milling and Grain magazine online, HERE.
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| Christophe Pelletier |
I wish there would be more collaboration and altruism, more curiosity beyond the business sector and a better balance between the short-term and the long-term.
I also wish money would not blind us so much and that we could make more decisions about people and the environment without feeling immediately restricted by financial aspects. I am not sure that even financial priorities are always that wise.
Sometimes, it feels as if we spend lots of money on the wrong things and not enough on the important things, but human nature is strongly led by self-interest in the here and now that often stands in the way of rational and sensible choices.
That being said, I want to discuss in this column how, with strategic planning, and collaboration and altruism from governments we can benefit the food production system.
Governments should govern. Some do. Some a bit less. Sometimes, governments seem more preoccupied with ongoing campaigning than governing, and that is not good. Opposite to that, businesses should run their businesses, but in a number of occurrences they seem as much preoccupied with being involved in governing.
Governments do not choose to neglect possible concerns to the food supply.
A few governments and businesses do indeed choose to do nothing, but they are a minority et we know who they are as they boast about it. Most just take a prudent (probably too prudent) approach and we lose precious time. Then there is the third group of those who are ahead and deliberately choose to change their ways, but unfortunately, they are a minority and do not have enough traction yet.
My opinion is that producing better food and, at least as importantly, better nutrition is everybody’s responsibility: governments, businesses, non-profits, producers, consumers, children, parents, teachers, you name it.
Why is it important? For a simple reason: a society of unhealthy people will inevitably decline, and the social cost to society is a heavy financial burden that weakens society and its members. A prosperous society that wants a future takes good care of its members.
Read the full article in the Milling and Grain magazine online, HERE.
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