In fact, more economic growth, food production and modern energy generation are needed to address still-widespread poverty and ease pressures from ageing populations, among other challenges. Hence there is an urgent need to find new development pathways which would ensure environmental sustainability and reverse ecological destruction, while managing to provide, now and in the future, a decent livelihood for all of humankind. More and more, both agricultural and industrial production take place through largely unregulated global value chains dominated by international companies. Climate change and increasing migratory flows are challenges with global ramifications.