Growing global #population calls for better #food production technology
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The world’s growing population is causing more than a handful of problems. A study by the United Nation’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs predicts that the world’s population could be 11.2 billion by 2050; a significant increase from today’s 7 billion.Although the population is growing, the global food supply chain has not grown proportionately.Another study conducted by the United Nations, this time from the Food and Agricultural Organization, indicates world #hunger is also on the rise. It states that the number of undernourished people continues to increase annually and the most recent data suggest that up to 815 million people have little to no access to a steady flow of nutritional food.Growing demand should drive investments…BUTThe FAO recognizes this issue as worsening over (...)