Dr. Shenggen Fan, director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute, spoke with HuffPost Live about how new technology can help the world deal with struggles related to food demand.
"We must produce more with less," Fan said, specifically saying "more nutrition" is needed.
Fan said evolving technology is helping produce more rice, wheat, corn and even possibly meat that could help reduce world hunger.He said there can be win-win opportunities that can bring more nutritious food to people while also helping the private sector.
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"Unless people win... the private sector will not be able to win," he said.
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