[HTML][HTML] Yield trends are insufficient to double global crop production by 2050
Several studies have shown that global crop production needs to double by 2050 to meet
the projected demands from rising population, diet shifts, and increasing biofuels
consumption. Boosting crop yields to meet these rising demands, rather than clearing more
land for agriculture has been highlighted as a preferred solution to meet this goal. However,
we first need to understand how crop yields are changing globally, and whether we are on
track to double production by 2050. Using∼ 2.5 million agricultural statistics, collected for∼ …
the projected demands from rising population, diet shifts, and increasing biofuels
consumption. Boosting crop yields to meet these rising demands, rather than clearing more
land for agriculture has been highlighted as a preferred solution to meet this goal. However,
we first need to understand how crop yields are changing globally, and whether we are on
track to double production by 2050. Using∼ 2.5 million agricultural statistics, collected for∼ …