Today, the number of hungry, undernourished people across the planet is increasing, with
micro-nutrient deficiencies impairing the overall health of more than 2 billion people …

Highlights•Perspectives piece based on the Food and Nutrition Security and Agriculture
(FNSA) project of the InterAcademy Partnership.•Key challenges and opportunities for …

We are what we eat, they say. Our existence and, therefore, any of the aspirations we might
have as a society depend on the availability of, and access to, food. At the same time, our …

By 2050, we will have ten billion mouths to feed in a world profoundly altered by
environmental change. How can we meet this challenge? In How to Feed the World, a …

Continuing population and consumption growth will mean that the global demand for food
will increase for at least another 40 years. Growing competition for land, water, and energy …

Food is highly valued by society for many different reasons. Not only is food critical to human
survival, but it is also important for nourishment and health, livelihoods dependent on food …

Feeding the 9 billion people expected to inhabit our planet by 2050 will be an
unprecedented challenge. This special issue examines the obstacles to achieving global …

Secure and nutritious food supplies are the foundation of human health and development,
and of stable societies. Yet food production also poses significant threats to the environment …

Historically, food security was the responsibility of ministries of agriculture but today that has
changed: decisions made in ministries of energy may instead have the greatest effect on the …

Despite significant progress the world continues to bear a triple burden of malnutrition.
These three burdens are related, but distinctly different, problems: energy deficiencies …