A comprehensive study commissioned by the Government of the United Kingdom concluded that radical changes to food production must urgently undertaken to avert the threat of a global food shortage.
The study suggests that food production is expected to increase by 40% in the next 20 years to meet the world's population growth.
The study entitled report foresight (forecast) on the future of food and agriculture, lasted for two years and was followed by 400 scientists from 35 countries.
The research was conducted in the imminent challenge to feed the growing population in the world to increase precipitate in the prices of foodstuffs and decline - parcel of land, water or fuel resources.
Convincing evidence
The British Government, Professor John Beddington, Scientific Adviser studies presents overwhelming evidence for Governments to take immediate action.
"We know that world population will increase approximately 8,300 million over the next 20 years, Beddington told the BBC.
"We know that urbanization result in displacement between 65 and 70% of the population towards cities", he added. "The population becomes also more prosperous and prosperity will require more essential products - food, water and energy". "."
With these arguments as Beddington good Professor bodes for over 20 years, it will provide 30% more for food water, over 40% and 50% more energy.
And warns that it is more urgent of them think that: "we can't wait it up to 20 years, even turning 10.
To achieve this increased production, considers the report suggests that food production system should be fundamentally changed, not only in the factor of amount but that its production is sustainable.
The authors called the topic of food and agriculture occupies the front ranks of the political agenda and coordinated to deal with the impact of climate change efforts and the loss of arable land sources, energy and water.
Food waste
However, note that there is not a "magic formula" to solve the problem, except by the concerted in many fronts.
"This is a complex problem involving very different levels of society and we must convince our leaders not to think about these issues in isolation, are closely linked," noted Beddington.
Here notes from teachers that slow food is key to the strategy proposed by the study. Many foods to determine loss, said bad storage, lack of infrastructure, pests and diseases.
While food production system is not working for the most vulnerable - 925 million suffer from famine and malnutrition may billion-Beddington also highlights other $ 1 billion who eat too much and are obese.
"This is another symptom of the fact that the production system for providing health and well-being of the world's population."
Suspicion
The report also addresses the issue of new developments, in particular genetic modification, cloning and nanotechnology. However, recognizes the rejection may have against the application of the controversial technology.
The prospective study on the future of food and agriculture highlighted the urgency of their conclusions, it y critics now.
The President of the Forum on biotechnology and food security in Delhi, India, Devinder Sharma, expressed the world already produces enough food and should not be generating panic.
"Produce feedstuffs for 11,500 million, which means that produce food to double current population", he said.
Sharma worldwide wastes 40% of the food and increase production did not know what to do with all this food.
"Clearly this is a ploy to promote the cultivation of genetically modified foods." It is the only reason why I see behind this report, he concluded.
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