Sustainability of Agricultural Productivity Growth

Luc Nijs

Chapter 13 in The Handbook of Global Agricultural Markets, 2014, pp 303-314 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Global agriculture will face multiple challenges over the coming decades. It must produce more food to feed an increasingly affluent and growing world population that will demand a more diverse diet, contribute to overall development and poverty alleviation in many developing countries, confront increased competition for alternative uses of finite land and water resources, adapt to climate change, and contribute to preserving biodiversity and restoring fragile ecosystems. Climate change will bring higher average temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns, and more frequent extreme events, multiplying the threats to sustainable food security. Addressing these challenges requires coordinated responses from the public and private sectors and civil society that will need to be adapted to the specific circumstances of different types of farmers in countries at all levels of development.

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Geographic Information System; International Atomic Energy Agency; Productivity Growth; Total Factor Productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137302342_13

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