The present world population of about 6.6 billion is expected to rise to about 9 billion by 2050 which would imply that food production would need to rise by about 50%. But Professor Robert Thomson told this year’s Sentry Conference that a tripling of food output would be needed.
This is because as people become more wealthy their demand for more and better food shoots up. Professor Thompson explained that much of the interior of China has been left behind as the coastal regions have grown wealthier and that more than one third of China’s population still lives on less than $2 a day. He said that as the majority of people in developing countries grew out of poverty and passed the $2 a day mark, they would make significant demands on the world’s food economy.
We at Peakfood have previously said that this - when combined with the many threats to food production - will cause famine if urgent changes are not made.
March 8th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Wrong..The world population will settle out at arround 6 billion.
Reason.. the surplus births will die from lack of food.
Who will be affected.
1) the poor.. Already food banks in the US are running short.
2) Pivot Nations who rely on imported or donated food. Thier food supply can be turned on or off depending on if there is a surplus in the west or not. These are sadly, mostly in africa, and I predict we will see pictures of famine accross the continent.
3) The poor in developing countries/Homeless people and poor people will just die,due to lack of nutrition.