Mer mat og høyere mattrygghet – er det mulig? Birger Svihus, professor i ernæring, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet

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Threats to food-producing areas 50 mill hectars more lost to urban development by 2050

Threats to food-producing areas Currently 15 mill hectars used for biofuel Threats to food-producing areas

45 mill hectars more used for cotton by 2050 Threats to food-producing areas

2-5 mill hectars lost due to land degradation per year Threats to food-producing areas

50 mill hectars more lost due to urbanisation by 2050 Currently 15 mill hectars used for biofuel 45 mill hectars more used for cotton by mill hectars lost due to land degradation per year

Deepak et al., 2013 (PLoS ONE 8 (6) e66428)

Paul Ehrlich (1968): The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. At this late date nothing can prevent a substantial increase in the world death rate Thomas Malthus (1798): The power of population is so superior to the power of the earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race. The vices of mankind are active and able ministers of depopulation.

Quick fixes to increased food security 1. Reduce land loss 2. Put population control on the political agenda

Quick fixes to increased food security 3. Reduce food wastage 1. Reduce land loss 2. Put population control on the political agenda

Quick fixes to increased food security 3. Reduce food wastage 1. Reduce land loss 2. Put population control on the political agenda 4. A sustainable food consumption

International Food Policy Research Institute, 2006

Quick fixes to increased food security 3. Reduce food wastage 1. Reduce land loss 2. Put population control on the political agenda 4. A sustainable food consumption 5. More research to increase yields etc!