The challenge of feeding the world, taking into account the urbanization phenomenon

March 4, 2013

Ankur Sohanpal

By 2050, this world will have 9 billion people to feed. By 2100, the urban population of Africa will have grown by 2.5 billion, and that of Asia by 2 billion. The solution isn’t as simple as investing in smallholder farmers. Urban food insecurity is going to be one of the biggest challenges in the foreseeable future, so far not taken into account by policymakers, international aid organizations and world leaders. Read more here.