Did you know that you may not be able to enjoy your favourite fresh foods rich in animal proteins by 2040?

A recent report by Volac International which is a UK-based dairy business has released details on how the increasing world population will lead to an extinction of animals.

The report titled ‘The future of Protein: The Protein Challenge 2040: Shaping the future of food’ tends to provide an explanation on the potential depletion of animal proteins as well as the remedies to the problem.

According to the Volac International report, human actions such as overfishing can be majorly blamed on the impending crisis that may hit the world flesh consumers.

 “90.1% of global fish stocks were fully or over-exploited in 2011. Seas are over-exploited for wild-caught fish, leading to severe consequences for marine ecosystems,” reads the Volac International report in part.

The report also adds that increased agricultural activity on land, climate change and the decline in animal feeds are also to blame for the decrease in animal proteins.

The report further adds that 3 billion people are relying on fish and Seafood as their source of proteins. It gets worse that this number may be higher if those who consume animal flesh drawn from livestock and poultry is included.

However, the Volac International highlights certain measures that can be used to solve the problem should the crises begin to bite.

 The report reads that by 2040, there will be the use of protein waste to deliver new, high-value, sustainable sources of protein for human and/or animal consumption.

Volac International plans to engage other major global players in the sector so that they can collaborate and come up with new ideas to provide alternatives to the problem.

 “Through the collaboration, international businesses and NGOs are working together to generate real energy and momentum to ensure the world now focuses on protein,” says Andy Richardson, the Head of Corporate Affairs Volac International as quoted in the report.

This comes after World Health Organization released a similar report in 2013 where increasing world population was pinpointed as the primary cause for the decline in livestock.