Population and income growth in the coming half century will lead to a tremendous rise in the demand for food. To meet this projected growth without massive extensification of farmland, agricultural yields must increase significantly. —Gina Waterfield and David Zilberman, Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2012
The 2019 Zare Science Forum on the Future of Food (#ZareForum), featured a panel of distinguished scientists who discussed their research and ongoing efforts to ensure a safe, nutritious, and affordable global food supply, while preserving biodiversity and minimizing environmental damage. To learn more about food production, policy, and the economics of meeting the world’s rapidly growing demand, read the related Future of Food special article collection below, featuring 20 review articles from Zare Forum panelists and other experts.
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Food: Paradigms, Perceptions, and Policy
The Economics of the Naturalist Food Paradigm
Gordon Rausser, Steven Sexton, and David Zilberman, Annual Review of Resource Economics
Organic and Conventional Agriculture: A Useful Framing?
Carol Shennan, Timothy J. Krupnik, Graeme Baird, Hamutahl Cohen, Kelsey Forbush, Robin J. Lovell, and Elissa M. Olimpi, Annual Review of Environment and Resources
Media Coverage, Public Perceptions, and Consumer Behavior: Insights from New Food Technologies
Jill J. McCluskey, Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, and Johan Swinnen, Annual Review of Resource Economics
An Alternative Paradigm for Food Production, Distribution, and Consumption: A Noneconomist's Perspective
Gordon Rausser, David Zilberman, and Gabriel Kahn, Annual Review of Resource Economics
Food System Policy, Public Health, and Human Rights in the United States
Kerry L. Shannon, Brent F. Kim, Shawn E. McKenzie, and Robert S. Lawrence, Annual Review of Public Health
Agricultural Biotechnology: Economics, Environment, Ethics, and the Future
Alan B. Bennett, Cecilia Chi-Ham, Geoffrey Barrows, Steven Sexton, and David Zilberman, Annual Review of Environment and Resources
The Economics of the Food System Revolution
Thomas Reardon and C. Peter Timmer, Annual Review of Resource Economics
Alternatives to Those Artificial FD&C Food Colorants
Ronald E. Wrolstad and Catherine A. Culver, Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
The Impact of the Food Quality Protection Act on the Future of Plant Disease Management
Nancy N. Ragsdale, Annual Review of Phytopathology
Food Production: Methods and Challenges
Building a Resilient, Sustainable, and Healthier Food Supply through Innovation and Technology
David Julian McClements, Rodolphe Barrangou, Colin Hill, Josef L. Kokini, Mary Ann Lila, Anne S. Meyer, and Liangli Yu, Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
Bacteriophages in Food Applications: From Foe to Friend
Lisa O'Sullivan, Declan Bolton, Olivia McAuliffe, and Aidan Coffey, Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
Organic Agriculture, Food Security, and the Environment
Eva-Marie Meemken and Matin Qaim, Annual Review of Resource Economics
From Tomato King to World Food Prize Laureate
Philip E. Nelson, Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
Pest Management in Food Systems: An Economic Perspective
Gina Waterfield and David Zilberman, Annual Review of Environment and Resources
Food and Microbes: Understanding and Opportunity
Interactions Between Food and Gut Microbiota: Impact on Human Health
Yanbei Wu, Jiawei Wan, Uyory Choe, Quynhchi Pham, Norberta W. Schoene, Qiang He, Bin Li, Liangli Yu, and Thomas T.Y. Wang, Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
Recent Past, Present, and Future of the Food Microbiome
Francesca De Filippis, Eugenio Parente, and Danilo Ercolini, Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
Plant Innate Immunity: Perception of Conserved Microbial Signatures
Benjamin Schwessinger and Pamela C. Ronald, Annual Review of Plant Biology
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Food Systems and Security
Climate Change and Global Food Systems: Potential Impacts on Food Security and Undernutrition
Samuel S. Myers, Matthew R. Smith, Sarah Guth, Christopher D. Golden, Bapu Vaitla, Nathaniel D. Mueller, Alan D. Dangour, and Peter Huybers, Annual Review of Public Health
The Impact of Food Prices on Poverty and Food Security
Derek D. Headey and William J. Martin, Annual Review of Resource Economics
Climate Change and Food Systems
Sonja J. Vermeulen, Bruce M. Campbell, and John S.I. Ingram, Annual Review of Environment and Resources
Energy Intensity of Agriculture and Food Systems
Nathan Pelletier, Eric Audsley, Sonja Brodt, Tara Garnett, Patrik Henriksson, Alissa Kendall, Klaas Jan Kramer, David Murphy, Thomas Nemecek, and Max Troell, Annual Review of Environment and Resources
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