How is the food industry contributing to climate change?

Agriculture is responsible for more than a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions and accounts for over half of fresh water withdrawals. The industry has negative impact on fresh and salt water as well as biodiversity. Due to all these factors, the sustainable transformation of this industry should be on the forefront of our road to sustainable global economy.

What drives the sustainable food revolution?

The growing global population is set to consume 70% more food by 2050, combined with higher protein consumption caused by the growing middle classes. Protein is very resource intensive to produce which is causing a shift in consumer preferences towards other alternatives. These factors will drive the technological innovation in agriculture area that will be needed to meet the higher more sustainable focused demand.

Food ETF

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VanEck Sustainable Future of Food UCITS ETF

Invest in food’s multi-decade transition
Capitalize on the forthcoming evolution of food and agriculture via Food ETF
Sustainably designed to concentrate upon pure-play companies
Food ETF invests in companies with a focus on environment
Diversification across relevant companies in the space
SFDR Article 9

ETF Details

Basis-Ticker:VEGI
ISIN:IE0005B8WVT6

TER:0.45%
AUM:$14.5 M (as of 04-08-2026)
SFDR Classification:Article 9

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Typically lower reward

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Risk: You may lose money up to the total loss of your investment due to Emerging Markets Risk and Sector Concentration Risk as described in the Main Risk Factors, KID and prospectus.

Invest in the Future of Food with VanEck's Food ETF

The need to nourish a growing population yet reduce the environmental impact of agriculture looks set to transform food production. Scientists are inventing ways to produce more food with less. The VanEck Food ETF sustainably invests in the companies harnessing new technologies to feed the world.

Powerful Forces Driving Transformation

Without far-reaching changes in agriculture and food production, the world will not be able to halt its march towards environmental disaster. Already, the industry is a major greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter and does widespread harm to the environment in other ways besides. As the global population grows, powerful forces are beginning to transform food production.

Growing Global Population

Embracing Environmental Sustainability

Shifting Consumer Preferences

Investing in Food’s Sustainable Innovators

Through selecting the companies with high focus on the food sector, the Food ETF aims to generate returns for investors. Such is the nature of food’s transformation that it also brings clear environmental, social and governance (ESG) benefits.

Food Technology
Precision Agriculture
Agricultural Sustainability

Technology is the key to reducing agriculture’s environmental damage. Plant-based meat cuts emissions by 90%, consumes 46% less energy, as well as using 99% less land and water than cattle.²The topic of food in the future is thus becoming increasingly relevant in today's world and is at the heart of the Food ETF by VanEck.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Select Agricultural Products

Meat products having the highest greenhouse gas emissions

² Source: ourworldindata.org, Poor & Nemecek. Analysis as of 2018, using 2010 data.

Traditional agriculture’s land requirements are too great to be sustainable in future. The solution? Automation, sophisticated data and efficient farming practices.

Infrared Sensors on Drones Can Indicate Problem Areas

Source: Purdue University

Nitrogen fertilizer requires fossil fuels to produce, while other agricultural chemicals may be carcinogenic. The answer? Fertilizers produced using green hydrogen and renewable energy, twinned with biological crop protection. The VanEck Food ETF enables to invest in these innovative methods.

Nitrogen Fertilizer Consumption