How has Science affected the way the world’s population meets its dietary needs?

littlechinesedevil: How has Science affected the way the world’s population meets its dietary needs?
In order to fulfil the needs of hunger in the world we live now, Science has taken a huge role in producing and managing different food. Not only taking part in processing, Science has become a part in our daily routines. Science is indeed everywhere, and it is Science that makes our everyday much easier that what our past faced. But what is it that helped us to be able to feed a population over a billion around the world??

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Answer by yep
Well, it certainly costs a lot more now. Thank you, science!

Answer by aqua99
The development of agriculture, and domestication of animals for food purposes itself, was the first invention, necessary to create large population centers in the first place.Invention of, metal, for plows, combines, transportation, storage, refrigeration, plastics,irrigation,dams and control of water supplies, fertilizers, pesticides,genetically developing plants and animals for high yield,large scale industrial fishing and fish farming, each advance, adds incrementally to that first invention.

Answer by yagoubidris
Yes by selection of high production charactors, producing enough eggs and meat.