Science Bar: “How Can We Feed 10 Billion People?”

Brasserie Le Dôme, 2 Avenue Georges Clémenceau, Montpellier.
Free admission while space is available. Please note: Cours Gambetta is closed to vehicles.

Our planet is home to some 7.9 billion people, and according to projections, that number is expected to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050. Feeding a constantly growing global population is therefore a major challenge.

Population growth, urbanization, rising living standards, changing dietary habits, climate change… These various factors are placing extreme pressure on resources.

Will we be able to feed the 10 billion people who will inhabit our planet in the coming decades? What are the solutions for addressing this challenge in a sustainable way? These issues call for immediate change, and the answers require us to rethink our food and agricultural practices.

To discuss this science-and-society topic, a diverse group of experts from the Planet@aliment project will answer questions from the audience live:

• Ève Fouilleux, a political scientist at the CNRS, a member of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Science, Innovation, and Society (LISIS), and a research associate at the MOISA Joint Research Unit ( Research ) in Montpellier;
• Éric Verger, nutritionist at the IRD (Joint Research Unit for Research MOISA);
• Yves Vigouroux, a plant geneticist at IRD and director of the DIADE Joint Research Unit ( Research ).

In collaboration with the Planet@aliment project to raise awareness about sustainable food, which is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.

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