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Climate change hampering world food production: scientists

Climate change hampering world food production: scientists

by The Daily Eye Team February 21 2015, 2:31 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 28 secs

The acceleration climate change and its impact on agricultural production means that profound societal changes will be needed in coming decades to feed the world's growing population, researchers at an annual science conference said. ?According to scientists, food production will have to be doubled over the next 35 years to feed a global population of nine billion people in 2050, compared with seven billion today. Feeding the world "is going to take some changes in terms of minimizing climate disruption," said Jerry Hatfield, director at the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment.?

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