IFT's Future Food 2050 project

The future of food, rooted in science

By Maggie Hennessy

05-May-2014 Last updated on 29-Jul-2019 at 09:18 GMT

It’s becoming harder to avoid the looming UN statistic that the world population will reach 9.6 billion by 2050, and harder still to evade the question: How will we feed them all in an environment of dwindling resources?

Oxfam's sustainability scorecard: Spurring a race to the top for the food industry

03-Mar-2014

Food and drink companies can have a big influence over sustainability and ethical issues in their supply chains - and have the power to change them rapidly. One year on from Oxfam's first Behind the Brands sustainability scorecard, nine of the ten...

Feeding the planet in 2050: with or without animal products?

22-Jan-2014

In order to feed a growing global population that’s on track to reach 9 billion people by 2050, some scientists argue that people will have to adopt a predominantly plant-based diet to sustain both the environment and humans’ well-being. As part of...