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This is how to sustainably feed 10 billion people by 2050

People walk across a street in Tokyo July 12, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (JAPAN BUSINESS SOCIETY) - GM1E57L18PB01

The global population will hit 10 billion in 2050 Image: REUTERS/Stringer

Richard Waite
Associate, WRI’s Food Program.
Craig Hanson
Vice President For Food, Forest, Water & The Ocean, World Resources Institute
Tim Searchinger
Senior Fellow, World Resources Report, Creating A Sustainable Food Future, World Resources Institute
Janet Ranganathan
Vice President For Science And Research, World Resources Institute
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