1.0 link 190772 <![CDATA[Want to Fight Hunger? Empower Women and Prioritize Family Planning]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tod-preston/want-to-fight-hunger-empo_b_190772.html Have you seen the ads? They seem to be everywhere -- from the Washington Metro system's billboards, to the New Yorker and Roll Call.

"9 billion people to feed. A changing climate. NOW WHAT?"

While focused on biotechnology, the ad (sponsored by Monsanto) does point to a key challenge in the years ahead: namely, the need to double agricultural output by 2050 to feed a rapidly growing world.

One billion people -- the equivalent of three times the population of the United...

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