Minguet Parramona, Carla (Date of defense: 2015-12-11)
The rapid increase on world’s population is threatening food security, mainly in developing countries, where poverty and hunger are already a big concern. However, a growth in agriculture generates an ...
Serrat Gurrera, Xavier (Date of defense: 2016-09-30)
The current world population is over 7.4 billion and expected to exceed 9 billion in 2040, causing a 70% increase in food demand. Global environmental degradation, in the form of salinization, pollution ...