> All in all, the damages caused by the current system β how food is produced, marketed, and consumed β add up to $15 trillion in losses a year.
> Itβs time for a makeover, the authors of the report argue, which could garner up to $10 trillion in health and economic benefits (equivalent to roughly 8 percent of global GDP in 2020).
... does that mean that even after the makeover, they're still talking about $5T/yr of "damages"? Is that reasonable? What would it take to get to a food system that is a _positive_?
> Itβs time for a makeover, the authors of the report argue, which could garner up to $10 trillion in health and economic benefits (equivalent to roughly 8 percent of global GDP in 2020).
... does that mean that even after the makeover, they're still talking about $5T/yr of "damages"? Is that reasonable? What would it take to get to a food system that is a _positive_?