Sugarcane is vulnerable to the cane beetle, which can substantially reduce crop yields. suppose that a new beetle‑resistant species of sugarcane is developed and productivity increases as a result as productivity increases.
The prices of sugar will decrease and the quantity demanded for sugar will then increase. Given the change in price of sugar, the prices of cookies will decrease. The prices of honey also used as a sweetener will also decrease. Responding to the changes in sugar market, the prices of textiles will not change.
The world's population is fed to a considerable extent by the current food system, which includes production, transport, processing, packing, storage, retail, consumption, loss, and waste. It also provides for the livelihoods of over 1 billion people. The amount of food available per person has increased by more than 30% since 1961, along with increasing use of nitrogen fertilizers (up nearly 800%) and water resources for irrigation (up more than 100%). However, 613 million women and girls between the ages of 15 and 49 are iron-deficient, 821 million people are thought to be undernourished, 151 million children under the age of five are stunted, and 2 billion adults are either overweight or obese.
The food system is under stress from both climate change and non-climate stressors, such as population and wealth development and the demand for items derived from animals.
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