FNL Position Paper: World Food Supply and Sustainable Production Increases

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According to estimates of the United Nations, more than nine billion people will live on this planet by 2050. Correspondingly, the social and economic dimensions of this demographic change are immense. Ensuring sufficient food supply for the world population will be the biggest challenge. At the same time, the supply situation is already tight today. The effect is aggravated due to highly volatile food prices which are by trend increasing. In addition, there is the scarcity of agricultural resources, as fertile land and water to be used for global food production both are limited. Estimates indicate that… Read more…