USA Africa Dialogue Series - MEASURING GLOBAL PROGRESS TOWARD FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY

While it took the world almost two thousand years to reach a population of one billion people, we are projected to grow by one billion people in just the next twelve years.1 By the middle of the century, the global population will exceed 9 billion.2 Creating a food secure world for such a large population is an enormous challenge, made even more complex by obstacles that affect our global food supply and the demographic and behavioral factors that contribute to changing diets. In 2010, the world's population reached nearly 7 billion people,3 straining the world's natural resources and food system. At the time, estimates indicated that food production must increase anywhere from 70 percent to double to meet global food demand in 2050.4 This prompted stakeholders around the world including farmers, governments, civil society organizations, and agribusinesses to further mobilize to address the global food and nutrition security challenge. Responding to this challenge, DuPont convened an Advisory Committee on Agricultural Innovation & Productivity (the "Committee") in 2010, which was tasked with exploring the global issues affecting food and nutrition security. The Committee examined the productivity of farmers around the world, advances in agricultural technology and innovation, capacity and infrastructure needs in various regions, policy and regulatory barriers to food and nutrition security, market access and trade, and sustainability issues.

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Yona Fares Maro

Institut d'études de sécurité - SA

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