The World Needs a New Technology Revolution to Feed Growing Population

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The demand for food has been growing faster than supply. Prices for food are expected to double by 2030. The food supply has been affected by climate change and by rapidly growing cities which consume arable land and ground water. Water shortages and flash floods, along with extreme heat in food growing regions has led to the development of new pests and diseases as well. Efforts are under weigh to develop new technologies to boost food production but governments have not lived up to their commitments to fund the research. The Gates Foundation has put billions into the research but more support is need from government. The Obama administration made a large commitment to the research but Congress has cut the commitment sharply.The short summary of this article is that the era of cheap food is over.