By Sherri Brown

This blog is re-published from FeedNourishThrive.org.

We're all aware of the challenge by now: to sustainably meet the needs of our growing population, we must double food production by 2050 while using water, land and other resources more efficiently. It's a big challenge, and one that will require a wide range of ideas, resources and expertise to accomplish.

More and more, we're seeing important contributions from thinkers with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) backgrounds - and we need to continue fostering and encouraging the next generation.

The STEM Food & Ag Council (SFAC) , a project of STEMconnector , which Monsanto is a member, announced a new campaign to encourage the next generation of bright minds to pursue STEM careers in food and agriculture. The campaign, called Feed, Nourish, Thrive , aims to increase awareness of the workforce needs (and opportunities) that currently exist at the intersection of STEM and agriculture. Indeed, only 61 percent of STEM food and agriculture labor demand is currently met through our schools of food, agriculture and renewable natural resources.

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