- Author: Diane Nelson Pop quiz: About 7 billion people live on
earth today, and that number is expected to hit 9 billion by
2050. That’s a lot of mouths to feed. What’s the best way to
reform our global food production to meet the rising demand? -
Invest in technology, plant breeding, soil science and seed
genetics to make our finite farm land more productive. -
Increase sustainability, so farm land can remain productive in
the future. - Encourage more people to get into farming. - Help
farmers manage climate change, water supply and pest control. -
All of the above and a whole lot more. Yep, the answer is e. All
of the above and a whole lot more. Many of the challenges... -
Author: Ann Brody Guy Adapted from an article by Eileen Ecklund
in Breakthroughs magazine. Scaling up — that’s always the
sticking point with organic farming when it faces the question
of whether it can feed the world’s hungry millions. But a group
of UC Berkeley scientists say that continuing on our current
path of industrial agricultur