Can Science Feed the World?
02 August 2010
More than one billion people go hungry today, and the vast majority of them are in low-income countries. World hunger remains a major problem, but not for the reasons many suspect. Nature analyses the trends and the challenges of feeding 9 billion by 2050.
Increasing yield sustainably — using less water, fertilizers and pesticides — is going to be a crucial part of the solution. Nature asks what role science has to play in securing food for the future.
