Abstract
Over the past two centuries, the human population has grown sevenfold and the experts anticipate the addition of 2-3 billion more during the twenty-first century. In the present overview, I take a historical glance at how humans supported such extraordinary population growth first through the invention of agriculture and more recently through the rapid deployment of scientific and technological advances in agriculture. I then identify future challenges posed by continued population growth and climate warming on a finite planet. I end by discussing both how we can meet such challenges and what stands in the way.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 11 |
Journal | Agriculture and Food Security |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 21 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Fedoroff.
Keywords
- Agriculture
- Domestication
- Genetic modification
- Population growth
- Technology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Food Science
- Ecology
- Agronomy and Crop Science