Expo Milano 2015, which is the first expo focusing on food, opens today.
Given that the world population is expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050, we are facing global issues such as how to stably feed those people, how to deal with the situation where hundreds of millions suffer from hunger and repletion at the same time, how to cope with climate change and how to sustain local family farming alongside the progress of urbanization.
The objective of Expo Milano 2015 is to deepen the understanding of these issues. In this respect, "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" is an appropriate theme for the expo held in Italy, a country known for its food and culture.