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Food security and global farming

Text Food security and global farming

TLF ID M021495

The expected growth in world population from 6.8 billion in 2010 to over 9 billion by 2050, the demand for food will increase by around 70 per cent. This collection of articles from the CSIRO describes some of the research that is underway to improve the world's agriculture sector to address this growing demand. The web page is updated with new articles periodically.

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Year level

9; 10

Topics Soil degradation Agriculture Environmental management Environmental influences Sustainable development Asia Australia Values (Psychology) Food technology Water resources Climate change Food availability Crop yields
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  • Geography
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences

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