“But if we are seeking to better acquaint people with food
so the world can meet the challenge of feeding 9
billion by 2050, we must get some of those 9 billion people
interested in agriculture now.”
-Mary
Beth Albright
Everyone says that our future lies with our children and we
have to educate our children in order to secure our future. In this article, I found
interesting this concept of prepping our future for the challenges to come with
feeding 9 billion people. If the idea of farming as an occupation among the
youth is in decline, then the main focus of our efforts should be on
encouraging and educating the youth about agriculture to increase interest. I
find this important because of the fact that having food but no farmers to tend
to it and no way to monitor the farmlands will decrease our ability to grow
crops and ultimately decrease food security.
This article expands on this concept by sharing a story
about when the author cooked a four-course meal with 6 children on a farm for
about 13 people. In the article the author gives an explanation of why teaching
of children how to harvest and cook was so important. It was said that although
the kids did not eat all of the food, the harvesting and cooking was enough to
plant the experience in their heads and help it develop. Can we say that we
have been actively trying to educate the youth about agriculture? Some may say
yes, but the fact is if we do not focus enough attention on the youth now,
securing food for the future will be futile. I completely recommend this
article for people interested in food security because it represents a way for
society to begin working on our future to sustain.
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