world PLANTS TO FEED THE
5
POPULATION GROWTH AND URBANISATION
2050
BY THE GLOBAL POPULATION WILL INCREASE
20%
BILLION
7.6 BILLION
9.1 BILLION
2000
2018
2050
WILL BE URBAN COMPARED TO 3.7 BILLION TODAY. CITY DWELLERS HAVE LARGER INCOMES AND EAT MORE MEAT ON AVERAGE.
OUR CURRENT FOOD SYSTEM USES OVER
30 70 20 OF ALL ICE-FREE LAND
%
TO FEED
THIS LARGER, WEALTHIER, URBAN POPULATION, FOOD PRODUCTION
% 70 NEEDS TO INCREASE BY
6 BILLION
6.4
AGRICULTURE
%
OF ALL FRESH WATER
6
%
OF ALL ENERGY
THROUGH
2050.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY
55 BILLION
LIVESTOCK CONSUMING FOOD GROWN ON NEARLY
¾
OF THE ARABLE LAND.
THERE IS SIMPLY
NOT ENOUGH LAND TO FEED 9 BILLION THE CURRENT DIET.