National Ag News
Economist challenges population growth/food production predictions
Jun 19, 2017, 20:01 PM
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An ag economist is challenging the long-held belief that global population growth will eventually outrun global food production.
Dr. Michael Swanson with Wells Fargo says, so far, the rate of growth in food production is exceeding the roughly one percent annual growth in global population.
“If you look at historical growth in yield technology—not just here in the United States, but around the world—that’s gaining even faster than the population and income drivers are right now,” Swanson says.
