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Food Security: meeting our growing population’s demand
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Food SecurityMulti-dimensional Issues:
Growing middle classClimate ChangeWater Pollution
"China lowered its levels of hunger and under-nutrition through strong commitment to poverty reduction, social security networks, nutrition
and health interventions, and improved access to safe water,
sanitation and education,"
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Food SecurityFinite Resources
Middle class growth produces increased protein consumption
Two main sources of fresh water:- Yellow and Yangtzi
Due to pollution, 2/3 of available land is is not arable “China has managed to feed roughly 21
per cent of the world’s population on only 9 per cent of the world’s arable land.”
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Food SecurityPossible Solutions
Landgrab Africa, China-Russia
borderImport Food
India, Thailand, U.S.Technology
GMOBetter Use of
Resources Land restoration U.S. EPA model?
“Some researchers say as much as 70 percent of China’s farmland is affected by pollution”
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