A global food crisis may be less than a decade away

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October 8, 2017 NEW ON TED.COM A global food crisis may be less than a decade away 17:53 minutes · TEDGlobal 2017 Sara Menker quit a career in commodities trading to figure out how the global value chain of agriculture works. Her discoveries have led to some startling predictions: "We could have a tipping point in global food and agriculture if surging demand surpasses the agricultural system's structural capacity to produce food," she says. "People could starve and governments may fall." Menker's models predict that this scenario could happen in a decade -- that the world could be short 214 trillion calories per year by 2027. She offers a vision of this impossible world as well as some steps we can take today to avoid it. Watch now »   Playlist of the Day What's wrong with what we eat? It's easy to worry about food: Are we eating the wrong stuff? What about people who don't have enough to eat? These talks examine the problems -- and some compelling solutions. Watch » 9 talks · Total run time 2:03:37 NEW ON IDEAS.TED.COM How to build a marriage that truly meets your needs Relationship researcher Eli J. Finkel shares a three-step process to help you identify -- and get -- what you most want to get out of your marriage. Read more »   Download the TED app

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