How to Feed the World Without Starving the Planet is a $15 Billion Question
- From
-
Published on
26.08.21
- Impact Area

WASHINGTON DC, Aug 23 2021 (IPS) – A population of more than 9 billion people, hotter temperatures, decaying ecosystems and increasingly severe natural disasters. That is what our world is facing by 2050 because of climate change.
Even before the addition of some two billion people, the world still struggles to ensure enough food for all, with around 700 million people going hungry worldwide today.
An ever-growing population demands an intensification of agriculture to provide greater amounts of food if we are to avoid the spectre of an even greater hunger crisis.
In low-income countries, where investment in intensification is most needed, less than five per cent of agricultural output is spent on innovation, accounting for $…
Related news
-
The world is nowhere near the goal of zero hunger by 2030 amid uncertain global development financing. What now?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)05.05.25-
Food security
By James Allen IV May 5, 2025 In the wake of a series of recent crises…
Read more -
-
DA-BAR and IRRI discuss strategies for advanced rice research and innovation in the Philippines
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)02.05.25-
Food security
Los Baños, Laguna (April 30, 2025) — The Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Agricultural Resea…
Read more -
-
From data to impact: IRRI’s digital vision at CGIAR Science Week 2025
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)28.04.25-
Food security
By Shalini Gakhar As climate pressures and food insecurity continue to challenge global agriculture,…
Read more -