Sunday, December 08, 2013

The Global Food Challenge Explained in 18 Graphics

Projected Population Growth (Credit: World Resources Institute) Click to enlarge.
The world is projected to hold a whopping 9.6 billion people by 2050.  Figuring out how to feed all these people—while also advancing rural development, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and protecting valuable ecosystems—is one of the greatest challenges of our era.

So what’s causing the global food challenge, and how can the world solve it?  We begin to answer these questions through a series of graphics below.


The Global Food Challenge Explained in 18 Graphics

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