London, September 2010

Feeding the 9 billion ...

It’s taken 10,000 years to lift global food production to its present level. Now, we are suddenly going to have to try to double that output in fifty. Consequently, the scamble for land, water and other key resources is underway. And some investors are salivating at the prospect. Guy Isherwood reports.

Food Crisis? Why This is Not 2007/08: Population growth, resource scarcity and climate change are three of the defining trends of our time. Individually challenging enough, put together they create the proverbial ‘perfect storm’ for global food provision.

By Commodities Now

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