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How can we feed 11 billion people?

Published: April 25, 2019, 2:30 a.m.

The world\u2019s population is set to grow from 7.7 to 11 billion by the end of this century. The challenge is to produce enough food to feed this number of people. In the 1960s the Green Revolution provided answers to similar problems \u2013 but the projected population growth of the future is on a much greater scale than before, and so new measures are required. In east Africa they\u2019re working to reduce the amount of food that\u2019s lost before it even gets to market \u2013 globally this stands at around 30 per cent. In the United States scientists are working to improve the natural process of photosynthesis \u2013 to make plants themselves function more efficiently. And in India they\u2019re working to preserve genetic diversity \u2013 conserving rice varieties that can flourish in salt water or in conditions of drought.