Low-income families may spend half their income on food by 2050

A study involving researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Tulane University, Stanford University, and other institutions warns of widening gaps in food, energy, and water security by 2050.

Projections indicate that low-income families in various global regions may be forced to spend nearly half of their income on food by 2050. In contrast, high-income groups in the same areas are expected to allocate only about 5 percent of their income to food needs.

Researcher Jennifer Morris noted that such high expenditures on food could disrupt entire lives by leaving insufficient resources for other essential daily needs. The study utilized 12 key variables, including economic conditions, agricultural production, climate, and water availability, to model these future resource access scenarios.