A significant new article in the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability (11 November) tackles the issues that will face agriculture in the future by identifying the top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture.The global population is estimated to reach 9 billion by the year 2050. In order to keep up with population growth and simultaneously prevent food prices from increasing considerably, the world will need to produce 70-100% more food in the next 50 years. The need to produce more food will be compounded by other challenges from climate change, water stresses, energy insecurity and dietary shifts. Global agriculture and food systems must change in order to overcome these myriad challenges and meet future food needs.
Through a year-long process of discussion, 55 agriculture and food experts from 23 different countries representing sectors including universities, UN agencies, CG research institutes, NGOs, private companies, foundations, and regional research organizations were brought together to identify the top 100 questions for the future of global food and agriculture.
Download the full paper including the 100 questions here.
Source: GFAR
Very good.
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