Science news articles about 'world food production'

World food production must increase by 50 per cent by 2030 if it hopes to meet rising demand, the head of the UN told world leaders at a food summit in Rome Tuesday.

... . 'Nematode plant pests cost about 10 per cent of world food production so research on these tiny worms is vitally important to humans,' says Dr Mike Hodda from CSIRO Entomology...

... pollinators, the higher the price per metric ton. From the standpoint of the stability of world food production, the results indicate that for three crop categories – namely fruits, vegetables and ...

... affects agriculture worldwide, which means the results of this research could impact on world food production and security. The work has been led by researchers from the Australian Centre for Plant ...

... . Helping plants to withstand this salty onslaught would have a significant impact on world food production. Salt in the soil also affects dryland agriculture, particularly in semi-arid regions of the ...

... efforts are urgent: The United Nations predicts that world food output must grow by 70 ... population projections are correct, we will have to double world food production in the next 30 to 40 years," ...