**7.7 Future agenda for food security**

In the next century, to measure global food security, we need to evaluate the effect of climate change in the food production capacities. A broader definition of food security increases the bar for success and gives numerous paths to achieve it. We should also talk about how income is shared, what people eat, and how much food is lost or wasted. Better education about health and nutrition will help people, families, and communities get more food. By making emergency response systems and other social safety nets stronger, we can reduce food insecurity and make society more resilient as a whole.

Overall, food delivery must expand to accommodate population expansion and improving diets. Long-term growth must match the past 50 years if the population doubles in 66 years. Food production efficiency could contribute to this growth. Ongoing discussions over the sustainability of historic growth rates bring such continuous growth into question, especially in light of climate change. Without this growth, achieving global food security would be challenging. Even with the more extensive food availability and access and projected rises of 3 to 4 times in food production and four to six times in income, ensuring food security will need consolidating the human right to food, a much enlarged safety net, and an improving ability to adjust to surprise. Social institutions, value changes, and increasing flexibility already exist.
