Food security in a world of natural resource scarcity: The role of agricultural technologies

The world's population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. Climate change, population, and income growth will drive food demand in the coming decades. Baseline scenarios show food prices for maize, rice, and wheat would significantly increase between 2005 and 2050, and the number of people...

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Published in:Policy File 2014
Main Authors: Rosegrant, Mark W, Koo, Jawoo, Cenacchi, Nicola, Ringler, Claudia, Robertson, Richard, Fisher, Myles, Cox, Cindy, Garrett, Karen, Perez, Nicostrato D, Sabbagh, Pascale
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
International Food Policy Research Institute
International/Economic development
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Summary:The world's population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. Climate change, population, and income growth will drive food demand in the coming decades. Baseline scenarios show food prices for maize, rice, and wheat would significantly increase between 2005 and 2050, and the number of people at risk of hunger in the developing world would grow from 881 million in 2005 to more than a billion people by 2050. Food Security in a World of Natural Resource Scarcity: The Role of Agricultural Technologies examines which current and potential strategies offer solutions to fight hunger.