Food Production to Meet the Global Needs of 2050 : The Challenges for Land and Water Resources: An Overview
Bruce Keith
The Paper provides an overview of the demands on the land and water resource to meet global food production needs in 2050 as a consequence of the estimated growth in population and perceived changes in societal behaviour over the next 35 years. It provides an introduction to the principal issues which require to be addressed and some of the innovative, technological and management solutions which seek to achieve sustainable outcomes. The Paper is the first in the series of papers on this Theme within FIG?s Commission 8.2 Work Plan 2015-2018.
Event: FIG Working Week 2016 : Recovery from Disaster
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