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Can we ditch intensive farming - and still feed the world?
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 832" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/28/can-we-ditch-intensive-farming-and-still-feed-the-world" target="_blank"><strong>Can we ditch intensive farming - and still feed the world? - The Guardian</strong></a></p><p></p><p>From urban farming to drones, innovation can help fill the gap between production and consumption </p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Why do we need to grow more food?</em></p><p></p><p>Food production around the world must rise by half in the next 30 years to sustain a global population expected to top 10 billion by 2050.</p><p></p><p>Compared with 2010, an extra 7,400tn calories will be needed a year in 2050. If food production increases along current lines, that would require a landmass twice the area of India.</p><p></p><p>These are the findings of <a href="https://www.wri.org/blog/2018/12/how-sustainably-feed-10-billion-people-2050-21-charts" target="_blank">a report published in December by the World Resources Institute</a> on the “food gap” between current production and growing consumption.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 832, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/28/can-we-ditch-intensive-farming-and-still-feed-the-world'][B]Can we ditch intensive farming - and still feed the world? - The Guardian[/B][/URL] From urban farming to drones, innovation can help fill the gap between production and consumption [I] Why do we need to grow more food?[/I] Food production around the world must rise by half in the next 30 years to sustain a global population expected to top 10 billion by 2050. Compared with 2010, an extra 7,400tn calories will be needed a year in 2050. If food production increases along current lines, that would require a landmass twice the area of India. These are the findings of [URL='https://www.wri.org/blog/2018/12/how-sustainably-feed-10-billion-people-2050-21-charts']a report published in December by the World Resources Institute[/URL] on the “food gap” between current production and growing consumption. [/QUOTE]
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