Economics of Agriculture, Year 67, No. 4, 2020, (pp. 1191-1204), Belgrade The food system is highly susceptible to the effects of natural factors, particularly
to climate change. The future of agriculture and global food production is highly
dependent on natural resources. However, agriculture can also have harmful effects
on the environment. Research shows that food production causes up to 30% of global
greenhouse gas emissions and uses about 70% of total fresh water. Excessive use
of chemicals such as nitrogen and phosphorus, used in fertilizers, are the cause of
the increased water and soil pollution. Some countries suffer large food losses due
to climate catastrophes (floods, droughts, earthquakes, storms, volcanic eruptions).
Climate change will continue to affect the quality and safety of food as well as the
deterioration of its nutritional values (EIU, 2019). Therefore, countries should establish
systems to mitigate long-term effects, as well as effective early warning mechanisms to
prepare for changing weather and climate events.
Table 3. Top five countries, Serbia and neighbouring countries according to GFSI in 2019
Country
Score Rank GFSI adjusted by the fourth dimension: Natural Resources & Resilience Score Rank 2019
Change
2019/2018
All
countries Europe
2019
Change
in score
without
fouth
dimension
2019
Change in
ranking
without
fouth
dimension
Singapore
87,4
0,0
1
-
74,8
-12,6
12
-11
Ireland
84,0
+0,6
2
1
77,9
-6,1
1
+1
USA
83,7
+0,6
3
-
75,6
-8,1
7
-4
Switzerland 83,1
0,0
4
2
77,3
-5,8
3
+1
Finland
82,9
0,0
=5*
3
77,5
-5,4
2
+3
Norway
82,9
+0,5
=5
3
76,5
-6,4
5
-
Bulgaria
66,2
+0,5
51
24
60,5
-5,7
47
+4
Hungary
72,7
+0,1
34
19
67,2
-5,5
28
+6
Romania
70,2
-0,2
38
21
64,3
-5,9
34
+4
Greece
73,4
+0,8
31
17
66,9
-6,5
29
+2
