18 Infographics: Facing the global food challenge sustainably

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By Janet Ranganathan

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Infographics – like this one published by the World Resources Institute – can help explain complex relationships.

The world is projected to hold a whopping 9.6 billion people by 2050. Figuring out how to feed all these people — while also advancing rural development, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting valuable ecosystems — is one of the greatest challenges of our era.

So what’s causing the global food challenge, and how can the world solve it? We begin to answer these questions through a series of graphics below. For more information, check out the interim findings of “Creating a Sustainable Food Future,” a report produced by the World Resources Institute (WRI), U.N. Environment Programme, U.N. Development Programme and the World Bank.

Originally published on greenbiz, click here for the full story and infographics.