What can we do in the years to come to ensure food security? In the opinion of Action contre la Faim, a number of avenues could help promote secure access to food for everyone.
We have been told that the Earth now has a population of 7 billion—which is expected to rise to 9 billion by 2050. This growth in the world’s population brings home how absolutely necessary it is to adjust demand to the changing food requirements of populations. This is a major challenge. Many factors make it a particularly complex one: climate change, which aggravates food insecurity; the volatility of food prices; land grabbing; “competition” from biofuels; lack of investment in subsistence farming; and, lastly, social factors such as conflicts, poverty, education and the status of women.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
The challenges for food security
What can we do in the years to come to ensure food security? In the opinion of Action contre la Faim, a number of avenues could help promote secure access to food for everyone.
We have been told that the Earth now has a population of 7 billion—which is expected to rise to 9 billion by 2050. This growth in the world’s population brings home how absolutely necessary it is to adjust demand to the changing food requirements of populations. This is a major challenge. Many factors make it a particularly complex one: climate change, which aggravates food insecurity; the volatility of food prices; land grabbing; “competition” from biofuels; lack of investment in subsistence farming; and, lastly, social factors such as conflicts, poverty, education and the status of women.
See full Article.
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