Country income groups (World Bank classification)

There are huge regional differences in the above trends. Globally, poverty rates have fallen from 52% in 1981 to 42% in 1990 and to…

Crushed by war and world conflicts

Conflicts increase the risk of food supply instability tremendously (Figure 31). Countries in conflict and post-conflict situations tend to be food insecure, with more…

Supermarket share of retail food sales

Large urban markets create the scope for the establishment of big supermarket chains, with implications for the entire food supply chain. In 2002, the…

Many of the largest rivers in the Himalayas Hindu Kush region are strongly dependent upon snow and glacial melt for waterflow

Except for the fact that glaciers are melting rapidly in many places, we do not have adequate data to more accurately project when and…

Projected impacts of climate change

Global climate change may impact food production across a range of pathways (Figure 17): 1) By changing overall growing conditions (general rainfall distribution, temperature…

Projected changes in cereal productivity in Africa, due to climate change – current climate to 2080

Water is essential not only to survival but is also equally or even more important than nutrients in food production. Agriculture accounts for nearly…

Projected agriculture in 2080 due to climate change

With our climate changes, we have to adapt our ways to a new environment – in most cases warmer and possibly wetter and drier.…

World capture fisheries and aquaculture production

Current projections for aquaculture suggest that previous growth is unlikely to be sustained in the future as a result of limits to the availability…

Agricultural production increases, per commodity 1965-2008

The use of fertilizers accounts for approximately 50% of the yield increase, and greater irrigation for another substantial part (FAO, 2003). Current FAO projections…

Food consumption – trends and projections

Increase in crop production has mainly been a function of increases in yield due to increased irrigation and fertilizer use. However, this may change…

Agricultural trends, production, fertilisers, irrigation and pesticides

Figure 8: Global trends (1960–2005) in cereal and meat production, use of fertilizer, irrigation and pesticides. (Source: Tilman, 2002; FAO, 2003; International Fertilizer Association,…

Losses in the food chain – from field to household consumption

After discounting the losses, conversions and wastage at the various stages, roughly 2,800 kcal are available for supply (mixture of animal and vegetal foods)…