Peak Global Population? Food for a growing population – the phrase has become a mantra for all manner of farm groups, ag companies, environmentalists, policy makers, and others. The phrase is used to justify almost anything, from selling more technology to combating climate change, to changing global diets, to subsidizing commodity exports, to reducing food waste, and everything in between. But what if the global population is nearing its peak and facing a long decline? National Geographic’s April edition takes an in-depth look at global populations trends and issues, and points to a growing consensus that the human population is likely to peak before the end of the century. Within the
