Reduce waste to meet food demand OFC told

Globally over the next 25 to 50 years food production will have to double, to keep up with the growing populations and the growing consumption. However the Chief scientific advisor, Professor Sir Bob Watson told the Oxford Farming Conference He said "there is huge wastage in present food production and there are growing concerns over the excessive use of nitrogen and fertilisers to produce food". "We are not feeding the world sustainably and at the same time one billion people go to bed each day hungry, and that is not acceptable". Read more ...