World’s food security is facing a triple threat
Humanity’s risk of starvation is going up with falling crop yields, strained water supplies and restrictive food trade
THERE are five times as many people alive today as there were in 1900. Yet, humanity is better fed than at almost any point in its history.
This comes from three major developments that have made our planet far more resilient to the risk of starvation: yield improvements, water usage and trade.
But worryingly, all are under threat right now.