- As climate change reshapes agriculture around the world, the international trade of agricultural products will be even more important to feed the growing global population, according to a new UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report which identifies where global harvests will rise and fall by 2050 and the “winners” and “losers” in farming as the planet warms in the coming years.
When Amanda Little was on tour to promote her 2010 book Power Trip: The Story of America’s Love Affair with Energy, she discovered something unusual. Despite the book’s focus on fossil fuels, her audience was overwhelmingly interested in one specific chapter – the one about food production.
The government has outlined its vision for an all-inclusive South Africa, where urban rooftops in metropols are used for food production, preparation and distribution for pop-up music performances, and poetry nights.
To be able to adequately feed and support the world’s growing population, our global economy needs to continue to grow. Water is critical to future growth. But it can also become the major limiting factor to growth. For instance, businesses in water-scarce areas are already at risk, and so investors are increasingly taking water supply into consideration during their decision-making processes.
2050, the world’s population is expected to grow to 10 billion, and the impact of climate change will become more visible and tangible.
Scientists know that biodiversity is declining across much of the world although less universally and dramatically than we feared.
By the year 2050, U.S. growers will need to reach an impressive level of food production to help feed a growing world population. Fewer in number, they will operate multifaceted businesses with stunning new technology to increase efficiency on farms.
More than most industries, the global wine community has recognized how climate change will radically affect their vineyards, grape growing and flavor of their wines.
There is a big shortfall between the amount of food we produce today and the amount needed to feed everyone in 2050.
Temporarily overshooting the climate targets of 1.5–2 degrees Celsius could increase the tipping risk of several Earth system elements by more than 70% compared to keeping global warming in line with the United Nations Paris Agreement range, a new risk analysis study by an international team of researchers shows.
The agricultural industry looks much different today than it did hundreds of years ago.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project on the Nile River started operating in February 2022.
With challenge comes opportunity, and there is no shortage of knowledgeable researchers at Colorado State University who are thinking deeply about how to answer important questions facing the future of agriculture.
When it comes to feeding a growing population at a time of conflict and climate change, Mother Earth has a lot on her plate.
Agriculture has been woven into the fabric of humanity since time immemorial.
The phrase, “Please, sir, I want some more,” was uttered by Charles Dickens’ fictional character, Oliver Twist, in a London orphanage in 1837.
