4.6. Circular economy in the agricultural sector
4.6.1. Global food security
Achieving food security in some countries is an achievable strategic objective. On a global scale, it is one of the most challenging and alarming issue due to the occurrence of two simultaneous factors: recurrent food shortages in many parts of the world, and a continuously increasing world population.
By 2050, mankind population is predicted to increase by 1.7 billion, which will pose an even greater pressure of water and food resources, and further worsen the already precarious conditions of around a billion people on earth suffering from chronic hunger [231].
Ironically, in times when we had plenty of food on a global scale, around 16% of the world population ...
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