View source for Publication - Handbook on Climate Information for Farming Communities - What farms need and what is available

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|Pub Title=Handbook on Climate Information for Farming Communities - What farms need and what is available
|Pub Organization=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
|Pub Author= Michele Bernardi
|Pub Month=April
|Pub Year=2019
|Pub Abstract=By 2050 the world’s population is expected to reach 9.1 billion, which is 34 percent higher
than today. Most of this growth will occur in the developing countries. Urbanization
will continue to accelerate and about 70 percent of the world’s population will be urban
(compared to 49 percent today). In order to feed a larger, more urban and affluent
population, food production (net of food used for bio-fuels) should increase by 70 percent.
Annual cereal production would need to rise to about 3 billion tonnes as opposed to the
current 2.1 billion tonnes, while annual meat production would need to increase to over
200 million tonnes in order to reach 470 million tonnes.

These population trends will put enormous pressure on the agriculture, forestry and
fisheries sectors to provide food, feed and fibers as well as income, employment and
ecosystem services. At the same time, these sectors will also be expected to respond to
the challenge of climate change. The challenge is to dramatically increase agricultural
production to meet global food security, while maintaining the natural resource base and
responding to climate change through adaptation and mitigation measures.
|Pub Topics=Climate Change, Powering Agriculture, Productive Use, Other
|Pub Download=http://www.fao.org/3/ca4059en/CA4059EN.pdf
|Pub Newsletter=No
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