AGROECOLOGICALLY-SOUND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS: CAN THEY PROVIDE FOR THE WORLD’S GROWING POPULATIONS?

I. Considerations Affecting Current Agricultural Systems Global food prospects, especially for the tropical regions, are not necessarily optimistic for this new century, despite various current technological advances. Although population growth is now slowing down, overall growth will continue at least through the middle of this century. This means that the land and water available per capita for agricultural production will thus keep declining. To feed the growing populations, the productivity of all factors of production -not just of land or of labor -will need to increase considerably in the coming decades.

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