i asked amanda about the fate of water. We can't grow air crops in vertical farms or nutrogmo seeds without it. Our water supply is obviously a huge deal. But increasingly, it seems like we either have too much or too little. This is a big problem for food producers because agriculture consumes 70 % of the entire fresh water supply on planet earth.
Today we’re bringing you a timely — and tasty — episode from our archives. Science journalist Amanda Little tells Rufus that the biggest threat posed by climate change is the collapse of our food systems. Provisions we love, like coffee and wine, are losing their flavor. And crops we rely on, like corn and soy, are getting harder to grow. If we don’t change our agricultural practices, we won’t be able to feed the globe’s swelling population. But don’t lose hope. Amanda says that if we can combine the wisdom of traditional farming practices with radical advances in agricultural technology, we might be able to create a healthier, more sustainable, and perhaps even more delicious future.