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What’s the Best Diet for Planet Earth?

Plain English with Derek Thompson

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Feeding the Future: Innovations in Global Food Production

This chapter explores the debate on sustaining a projected global population of 10 billion through advancements in food production technology. It emphasizes the importance of improved distribution methods over increased production capacity and highlights key developments like synthetic fertilizers and genetic crop breeding. The discussion also addresses food waste and the need for better infrastructure to enhance efficiency from farm to market.

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