Food in a future of 10 billion
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Date
2015
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BioMed Central
Abstract
Over the past two centuries, the human population has grown sevenfold and the experts anticipate the addition of
2–3 billion more during the twenty-first century. In the present overview, I take a historical glance at how humans
supported such extraordinary population growth first through the invention of agriculture and more recently through
the rapid deployment of scientific and technological advances in agriculture. I then identify future challenges posed
by continued population growth and climate warming on a finite planet. I end by discussing both how we can meet
such challenges and what stands in the way.
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DOI 10.1186/s40066-015-0031-7
Keywords
Population growth, Agriculture, Domestication, Genetic modification, Technology
Citation
Fedoroff Agric & Food Secur (2015) 4:11