One of the biggest questions that many
people ask is whether by 2050 there will be sufficient food for all the human
population. The human population by 2050 is expected to be around 9 billion
people if the current population growth rate will continue being experienced.
The biggest threat to food security by 2050 as far as human race is concerned
is the fastest growing population, as this will mean that more land will need
to be put to agricultural use. However, this might not be true as population
growth in the last couple of decades has not created food problems as food
production has increased per acre compared to what was produced more than a
century ago.
On
the other hand, climate change is another threat that seems to be raising
concern on whether the world will manage to have enough food for its population
by 2050. Climate changes mean that the amount of rainfall received annually
have decreased significantly and this impacts negatively on the ability of
farmers in most developing countries who depend on rainfall to engage in
farming related activities. This means that rain-fed agriculture is going to be
impacted negatively leading to low food security in the future, which might be
a threat to food security.
Based
on the above two reasons, a couple of experts have predicted that in the future
the world will experience food security challenges, especially with high
population growth rate by 2050. Nonetheless, I beg to differ with them, as
there will be sufficient food to meet the needs of world population by 2050 if
the appropriate food production and population management measures are put in
place. The mechanization of food production in most of the parts of the world,
such as the U.S will be a major boost towards ensuring there is food security
in the world. According to Tupy (2015) the introduction of autonomous vehicles,
which allow farmers to plant, monitor crops as well as harvest will help to complete
farming mechanization in the U.S, thereby, leading to increased agricultural
productivity. Thus, if the world will continue investing heavily in the area of
agricultural production mechanism, especially in the area of food, the amount
of food produced by acre will increase, meaning that enough food will be
produced as the world population continues growing by 2050.
Additionally,
Barkham and Newell (2015) argue that reduction of unwanted pregnancies which
accounts for 75 millions of new births annually will play a great role in
ensuring that the world population grows in a sustainable way. Therefore, if
the world population will be controlled, the global community will be in a
position to adequately feed the entire population.
Finally, increasing the production of grains,
and reducing meat production will help in generating adequate food for the
world population by 2050. Barkhan and Newell (2015) indicates that the majority
of the world population dependents on calories from vegetable diets and grains,
which the farmers can produce adequately around the world. This means that if
the more agricultural land is put into the production of grains and vegetable
diet, the world will manage to have enough food for its high population by
2050. In conclusion, with proper food production planning measures, the world
will continue having sufficient food for its every growing population, even in
the future.
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