Panel discussion on food security at World Food Prize in Des Moines
The leaders of three major agribusiness companies say feeding an anticipated nine to ten billion people by 2050 will be a major challenge.
Bayer
Crop Science president Liam Condon says the current food system “is not on a
sustainable trajectory”.
“Production
is still too resource-intensive,” Condon says. “Clearly we need a lot more innovation
to get to a healthy, sustainable food system.”
Syngenta
CEO Eric Fyrwald says climate change adds to the challenge.
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