The state of the world's land and water resources for food and agriculture: managing systems at risk
This edition of The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture presents objective and comprehensive information and analyses on the current state, trends and challenges facing two of the most important agricultural production factors: land and water. Land and water resources are central to agriculture and rural development, and are intrinsically linked to global challenges of food insecurity and poverty, climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as degradation and depletion of natural resources that affect the livelihoods of millions of rural people across the world. Current projections indicate that world population will increase from 6.9 billion people today to 9.1 billion in 2050. In addition, economic progress, notably in the emerging countries, translates into increased demand for food and diversified diets. World food demand will surge as a result, and it is projected that food production will increase by 70 percent in the world and by 100 percent in the developing countries. Yet both land and water resources, the basis of our food production, are finite and already under heavy stress, and future agricultural production will need to be more productive and more sustainable at the same time.
Main Author: | FAO, Rome (Italy). Land and Water Div. eng 187275 |
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Format: | Texto biblioteca |
Language: | eng |
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Rome (Italy) FAO/Earthscan
2011
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Subjects: | land resources, water resources, rainfed farming, irrigated farming, agricultural production, sustainable agriculture, natural resources management, socioeconomic development, agricultural policies, investment, international cooperation, |
Online Access: | http://www.fao.org/3/i1688e/I1688E.pdf |
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