The food security clock is ticking. The United Nations estimates that within the next three decades we will have to feed 2 billion more people. Many industries use math to improve logistics and streamline production; it is time agriculture stepped into the 21st century. Applying mathematics and engineering to develop precise agriculture practices is the key to future food production.
Feeding The World–With Math #dyscalculia
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To feed a growing world greater efficiency is necessary to increase yields.
It is essential that agricultural practices are as effective and efficient as possible. Food production accounts for 70% off all freshwater consumption worldwide. Working within the agricultural industry, engineers and mathematicians can implement a data driven design for food production that increases yields and reduces the need for resources.
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Within the next three decades we will have to feed 2 billion more people, according to United Nations population estimates. To put that figure into perspective, it is equivalent of feeding every single person who was alive in 1930—in addition to the entire planet full of people we already have today.
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Math is one of the most invaluable resources we have in order to continue providing food to the people of this planet.
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Unfortunately, people who study math in school move on to be engineers or software developers and do not work in the field of agriculture but that is where they need to be.
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Math can help farmers know what to plant, where, when, how much and how to take care of their crops.
