Signal Food output to double in four decades and water use up 30% by 2030

Summary

The Megatrends 2040 report projects that growing food needs will require agricultural production to double within four decades. Water consumption is expected to rise by 30% by 2030. Housing demand in urban areas is projected to increase by three billion people. The report links these pressures to global population growth, which also drives migration, resource depletion, urban impoverishment and higher energy needs. It argues that meeting these demands will require radical lifestyle changes and innovative approaches to producing, consuming, storing and recycling biological resources.