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AGRICULTURE

Dinner for 10 billion, please!

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Lenovo's technology solutions help experts solve food supply challenges

By 2050, there will be about 2 billion more humansSource on Earth than there are today. Which will mean many more conversations about what to have for dinner.

 

The answers will have to come from the agriculture sector. 

 

Feeding the world has changed radically since humans started farming thousands of years ago.  After all, before agriculture, there were only an estimated 6 million people on the planet.Source

 

But it’s not just our growing population that poses challenges. 

 

Land is a finite resource, and half the world’s habitable land is already used for agriculture.Source

 

Currently, agriculture makes up a 70% share of worldwide water consumption. That’s tricky, since nearly half the world’s population is expected to live in areas of high-water stress by 20304. Plus, food growers also need to account for climate change upending seasonal patterns. 

 

Balancing this equation demands innovation and an ever-evolving partnership between agribusinesses and their IT teams.