Open AccessFarming the Sea: The Only Way to Meet Humanity's Future Food Needs
Author(s) -
Schubel Jerry R.,
Thompson Kimberly
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
geohealth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2471-1403
DOI - 10.1029/2019gh000204
Subject(s) - agriculture , aquaculture , natural resource economics , food security , business , food systems , world population , food supply , population , humanity , geography , climate change , environmental planning , agricultural economics , fishery , environmental resource management , fish <actinopterygii> , economic growth , political science , economics , ecology , developing country , biology , demography , archaeology , sociology , law
A major change began 10,000–12,000 years ago when humans began to practice agriculture. A series of “green revolutions” enabled the human population to explode, but these advancements have dramatically changed the planet. The United Nations predicts that we will need to produce 50% more food by 2050 to feed another 2.5 billion people, but this will be challenging with tighter land and water resources and a changing climate. Responsible marine aquaculture can complement responsible land‐based agriculture and aquaculture and well‐managed fisheries to increase the global supply of nutritious food.