By 2050, 2 billion more people are expected to be vying for food and energy. Access to fresh water and arable land will be heavily constrained. And the food supply for the world's 9 billion people will be increasingly produced under flood conditions, drought or both, as climate change accelerates.
A research panel, featuring five Cornell scientists, discussed "Food for the Future: Where Are We Going and How Do We Get There?"-- outlining the future challenges and innovations particular to their disciplines--at a daylong symposium, "Food Security in a Vulnerable World," held September 12, 2013.
Researchers:
- Chris Barrett, applied economics and management
- Johannes Lehmann, crop and soil sciences
- Rebecca Nelson, plant pathology and plant-microbe biology
- Syed Rizvi, food science
- Michael E. Van Amburgh, animal science
Hosted by International Programs in Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (IP-CALS), the symposium kicks off the fall lineup of events that continues the yearlong celebration of IP-CALS' 50 years of international engagement.