"By 2050, the world must feed many more people, more nutritiously, and ensure that agriculture contributes to poverty reduction through inclusive economic and social development, all while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, loss of habitat, freshwater depletion and pollution, and other environmental impacts of farming. Pursuing any one of these goals to the exclusion of the others will likely result in failure to achieve any of them."
What will it take to be able to feed nearly 10 billion people over the next three decades while also addressing and adapting to climate change? This comprehensive report provides a menu of strategies that could allow us to feed everyone, including a model that estimates how much each solution could contribute to the goals of increasing productivity, decreasing demand, or limiting greenhouse gas emissions.
C-PREE Research Scholar, Tim Searchinger, is the lead author on this report.
Download and read the full report from the World Resource Institute website.
Additional coverage of this report:
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Washington Post: "We Have No Idea Yet How to Feed the Planet without Frying It"
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UNEP: "New research outlines 5-course ‘Menu of Solutions’ to achieve sustainable food future"
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Bloomberg: "Feeding 10 Billion People Will Require Genetically Modified Food"
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Forbes: "Nine Critical Technologies For Feeding The World Without Destroying It"
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MIT Technology Review: "Giving up just half your hamburgers can really help the climate"
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Radio Interview on KALW San Francisco: "How Can The World Sustainably Feed Nearly 10B People By 2050 Without Raising Emissions?"
