Sentences with phrase «global food production»

The group finds, as others have before them, that the challenge of doubling global food production in coming decades can probably be met, albeit with considerable difficulty.

But the reserves that once existed are gone and global food demand has caught up with global food production.

Growing demand for food means global food production must roughly double by 2050, he says.

We don't know precisely how bad extreme weather will become at any given amount of warming, or how much critical factors like global food production will be impacted.

Although global food production, animal farming and waste disposal are key drivers of greenhouse gas emissions, they are often overlooked, a new study revealed.

Author Lisa Palmer tackles a question many experts in the natural and social sciences are also pondering: How can we feed a growing world population in the coming decades when climate change is stressing global food production systems?

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Food waste has become an increasingly significant problem, with as much as one - third of global food production wasted at some point in the supply chain, according to the United Nations» Food and Agriculture Organization.

While warning that modern agricultural methods are placing unprecedented demands on our natural resources, Dr. Foley's work offers hope, promise and a way forward, offering strategic solutions for increasing global food production while reducing agriculture's often devastating environmental footprint.

The new study comes as the debate about the role of livestock in sustainable global food production intensifies.

Throughout history, rivers have been our foremost source of fresh water both for agriculture and for individual consumption, but now economists say that by 2025 water scarcity will cut global food production by more than the current U.S. grain harvest.

Effects of climate change on global food production under SRES emissions and socio - economic scenarios.

If current Chinese growth rates could continue linearly, by 2030 China would be consuming 30 % more oil than the world currently produces, and eating fully two thirds of current global food production — obviously an unrealistic prospect.

You'll be moved by the depth of information and possibility that Pollan puts forth regarding global food production and security.

At the same time, with global population expected to grow to 9 billion people by 2050, the FAO also reports global food production must be 70 percent greater than today's level.

Breeding agricultural crops for resistance against disease pathogens is essential in the quest to secure global food production.

A new report citing drawbacks of the corn ethanol craze casts a pall over the centennial of a Nobel Prize - winning discovery that transformed global food production

But in a report published in the June 19 issue of the journal Science, an international team of ecologists and agricultural experts warns against a «one - size - fits - all» approach to managing global food production.

Scientists have been highlighting the risk to global food production due to climate change for some time, but a new study from Purdue University quantifies some of the worst effects.

Somewhat higher food prices are a good thing for overall global food production because they stimulate investments in the agricultural sector which are long overdue.

To do that, Arnalds said, we'd need to produce more food within the next 50 years than humankind has during the last 10,000 years combined, which might be a nearly impossible task considering global food production per hectare is already on the decline.

According to many scientist, the Earth's population is expected to increase to 9 billion people by 2050, while expecting global food production to decrease.

In the future, global food production systems will come under increased pressure from population growth, urbanization, and climate change.

«Genome editing, through the use of CRISPR - Cas technology, is of particular interest to DuPont as a way to accelerate plant breeding and address the need for increased global food production.»

For example see «Effects of climate change on global food production under SRES emissions and socio - economic scenarios»; Global Environmental Change; by M.L Parrya, C Rosenzweigb, A Iglesiasc, M Livermored, G Fischer; Science Direct.

For more than 50 years fossil fuels and fertilizers have been the key ingredients in much greater global food production and distribution.

When Lays Goes Loco: Locavores are up in arms over Frito - Lay's new campaign, but is eating local really the only solution for sustainable global food production?

Fred Pearce says that everyone should put their shoulder to the wheel to double global food production by 2050 (13...

China's growth trends, if continued to 2030, would mean using: 30 % more oil than current global production, and 2/3 of current global food production.

To meet the growing demand, global food production will have to increase 70 % by 2050, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

By one calculation, global food production must increase 70 % by mid-century to accommodate Earth's rising population — requiring humanity to scare up new arable land equivalent in size to Brazil.

Evolving our global food production system so that it supports the economic well - being of farmers, as well as long - term ecological stability, is not only the right thing to do — it is in the best interest for every single player in the supply chain, from farmers in the most remote regions of the world to consumers in every major metropolis.

Let this baked apple ease you sweetly into contemplating the reform of global food production.

According to the report, animal products contribute to approximately 60 % of food - related emissions, and global food production is responsible for 80 % of deforestation.

A recent FAO (United Nations) report revealed that up to a third of global food production is lost through the supply chain, partly because of inadequate packaging and distribution.

Global food production has long far exceeded what is needed by the global population; the real problem is one of fair distribution.

The discussion ranged from Life - Cycle - Assessments for food and packaging, to eco-labeling, to global food production, with candid conversations on a broad swath of food - related issues.