How to prepare a sustainable food supply: Getting ready for the overpopulation era

Chronic hunger is when a person does not get the minimum energy intake that the body needs to function properly and it starts feeding on itself, losing fat, muscle tissue and finally organs. Even though the number of people suffering from chronic hunger is decreasing, still 805 million people worldwide remain undernourished. This is becoming increasingly alarming as our global population keeps growing: how will we be able to provide for an estimated 9 billion people in 2030 when we still have millions of human beings dying of hunger?
Farmers in developing countries face many challenges usually linked to socioeconomic factors: Poor cultivation technology reduces productivity, weather or natural factors and diseases can obliterate entire communities. The lack of funds or land ownership problems prevent farmers from investing in agriculture modernization and the lack of post-harvest conservation technology combined with limited market access increase the food losses.
Therefore, to reduce the malnutrition in rural areas, we need small to medium size communities to produce various kinds of foodstuff in a sustainable manner. To do so, we suggest the development of agricultural infrastructure using renewable energy systems. Having access to electric energy in small communities helps with the implementation of modern agricultural techniques, allowing better post-harvest conservation and giving access to valuable data and education.
The ultimate objective is for the local farmers and associations in small and medium size communities to manage most of the implemented systems by themselves, thus becoming autonomous.