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2) Is There Enough Food Out There For Nine Billion People? The New Republic

3) http://www.tnr.com/ Feb 4, 2010

5) Miller Chapter 11

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7) In 40 years from now there will be about 2 million more people roaming the earth. Today, 1 billion people go hungry each day which means that the future is not bright for feeding a global poulation of 9 million. In a paper published in a recent edition of Science, John Beddington the necessary changes that have to be made to our current food system. The first change is boosting crop yields, in this explanation he does suggest using genetically modified crops because this technology could be very valuable to the world. His second point is to stop throwing out so much food. An interesting statistic mentioned was that 30-40% of food is thrown out each year. The third point is that people should consume less meat; this will allow for more surplus and more availibility of meats. The last point mentioned had to do with preservation and conservation of the environment. The people of the world have to fix soil degradation, water shortages, and the sustainability of agriculture. He also mentioned using biofuels like farm based ethanol.

8) I think that looking towards the future is a good idea considering the world population is increasing exponentially. I never really though about feeding 9 billion people but it seems like a daunting task. I believe that the point mentioned in the article are important and they should be acted upon.

9) In vitro meat: a.k.a. cultured meat or animal flesh that has not been part of the actual body. Could potentially be produced for consumption.