World Science Festival: Professor Ian Godwin
Global food security and why it matters.
The world population is expected to nudge 10 billion by 2050, but predictions of food availability for this estimation are less certain. Food security is a basic human right, but it is not a guarantee.
Indeed, distribution of food on our planet has never been equal and economies worldwide now face the increased pressure of climate change that will make fresh water more scarce and soil less productive.
On the positive side, humanity has engineered green revolutions before and recent science has produced powerful new technologies impacting agriculture. Join our experts as they discuss the sustainable solutions, big and small, to feeding the world.
http://www.worldsciencefestival.com.au/program/events/feeding-the-world-the-big-and-small-solutions/
Concession: $30
Student: $25