All those who currently go hungry can be adequately fed with about 2% of current food production, much more of which is wasted or lost. Inequality and poverty, and increasingly, natural disasters and armed conflict are at the core of the problem of world hunger. Biofuel mandates in the West have also exacerbated food price increases, especially of feedstock. Food production, supply and availability clearly matter. Yield improvements are expected to account for about 80% of crop production growth, with productivity improvements more modest than in the past.

Source: The Edge Markets September 18, 2016 04:07 UTC