Global food demand and the sustainable intensification of agriculture
Global food demand and the sustainable intensification of agriculture
D. Tilman,Christian Balzer,Jason D. Hill,Belinda L Befort
2011 · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1116437108
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 6,997 Citations
TLDR
Per capita demand for crops, when measured as caloric or protein content of all crops combined, has been a similarly increasing function of per capita real income since 1960 and forecasts a 100–110% increase in global crop demand from 2005 to 2050.