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“The world population is expected to grow to 9.6 billion by 2050… If we want to avoid mass malnutrition, of agricultural technology innovations around the world. “Unfortunately, that’s left us in a bit of a bind.” According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 33.8 million people, including five million children, are still food insecure. In 2021, Federal spending on USDA’s food and nutrition assistance programs totaled $182.5 billion, 49 percent more than the previous high of $122.8 the prior year.

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