Food Security

By 2050, the world’s population is estimated to reach 9 billion people. How can we produce enough food to sustain them without irreversibly depleting our lands and waters? To find answers, the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment supports the Center on Food Security and the Environment (FSE). The center’s interdisciplinary scholars are addressing critical issues of hunger, poverty and environmental degradation. These experts focus on water resources, tropical oil crops, data science for food security, nutrition and health, aquaculture, climate and agriculture, crop and livestock systems and rural education. Their research generates vital knowledge and policy-relevant solutions to pressing food and environment challenges around the globe.