Most future increases in global demand for food are expected to arise by 2050. By that time, demand could increase by 2.5 to 3.0 times the present level. Given present knowledge about agricultural production, prospective global supplies of land, water, plant genetic, and climate resources will...

A number of agricultural resource, environmental and health concerns will condition the capacity of the agricultural sector in both developed and developing countries to increase production in the coming century. These concerns give rise to four generic issues: (a) Many of the issues are...