Widely accepted vision for agriculture may be inaccurate, misleading

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 21:01 in Mathematics & Economics

'Food production must double by 2050 to feed the world's growing population.' This truism has been repeated so often in recent years that it has become widely accepted among academics, policymakers and farmers, but now researchers are challenging this assertion and suggesting a new vision for the future of agriculture. New research suggests that production likely will need to increase between 25 percent and 70 percent to meet 2050 food demand.

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