New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- The threat of zoonotic outbreaks or diseases that jump from animals to humans is high across the world right now, according to experts at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2025.

A recent study found that nearly 44 per cent of the world's population, approximately 3.5 billion people, could be exposed to zoonotic diseases.

According to Amit Khurana, Programme Director, Sustainable Food Systems, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), food systems are potential breeding grounds for zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance and also have linkages to climate change and biodiversity.

"The way we are producing food is increasingly becoming responsible for public and planetary health issues," Khurana said during the panel discussion o...