The letter says that a dramatic increase in research funding coupled with more effective ways to share information and distribute food could prevent a hunger crisis.

More than 150 recipients of the Nobel and World Food prizes have released an open letter calling for a dramatic increase in research and a commitment to new food distribution efforts

Nobel prize winners demand investment in food solutions to avoid global hunger crisis During World War II, Britain’s battle against Nazi U-boats sparked one of history’s most bizarre engineering projects: Project Habakkuk.