Feeding the Nine Billion
Peter Day asks a panel of experts how we ensure there is enough food to feed an expected world population of nine billion by 2050.
Global food prices have leapt in the past few years and there are fears that if the world’s population goes on growing, many more people will go hungry. A terrible prospect, but is it true? And if so, what is to be done about it? Peter Day chairs a roundtable discussion with experts from around the world.
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Contributors to this programme
Duncan Green
senior strategic adviser at Oxfam.
Paul McMahon
author of the new book ‘Feeding Frenzy: The New Politics of Food’ and sustainability advisor.
Professor Judi Wakhungu
director of the African Centre for Technology Studies in Nairobi, Kenya.
Scott Irwin
agricultural economist, University of Illinois.
Broadcasts
- Sat 11 May 201301:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Sat 11 May 201307:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Sun 12 May 201318:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Wed 15 May 201314:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Wed 15 May 201323:32GMTBBC World Service Online
- Thu 16 May 201303:32GMTBBC World Service Online
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