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\"\"<\/a>Global demand for major grains, such as maize, rice, and wheat, is projected to increase by nearly 48 percent from 2000-2025 and by 70 percent between 2000 and 2050, while per capita meat consumption is also expected to increase in many developing regions of the world.<\/p>\n

It is also envisaged that meat consumption will more than double in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2000-2050, leading to a doubling of total meat consumption by 2050.<\/p>\n

These statistics are findings contained in a research presented by Mark Rosegrant, director of Environment and Production Technology at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), who delivered the Ag Economic Forum Keynote during the 2011 Ag Innovation Showcase held in St. Louis from May 23 to 24, 2011.<\/p>\n

In the same address, he stated that at the same time, the growth in production of staple foods is expected to decline significantly in most of the world if business continues as usual.<\/p>\n

\u201cClimate change, high and volatile food and energy prices, population and income growth, changing diets, and increased urbanisation will put intense pressure on land and water and challenge global food security as never before,\u201d said Rosegrant, adding, \u201cIf agricultural production and policymaking continues down its present course, there could be severe consequences for many poor people in developing countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Using state-of-the-art economic modelling based on alternative future scenarios for agricultural supply and demand that take into account the potential harmful impact of climate change, IFPRI projects crop yields, food prices, and child malnutrition through 2050 and beyond.\u00a0 Even without climate change, the prices of rice, maize, and wheat are projected to increase by 25 percent, 48 percent, and 75 percent, respectively, by 2050, in a business-as-usual scenario.<\/p>\n

The research institute sees climate change as further slowing productivity growth, increasing staple food prices and reducing progress on food security and childhood malnutrition.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough the threats to food and nutrition security are very real, these outcomes are by no means inevitable,\u201d said Rosegrant. He adds that \u201cThe myriad challenges underscore the importance of agricultural research, better policies, new technologies, and social investments to feeding the world\u2019s burgeoning population while protecting critical natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to IFPRI\u2019s sophisticated computer model developed by Rosegrant, with US$7 billion of additional annual investments in research to improve crop and livestock productivity, nearly 25 million less children in developing countries would be malnourished in 2050 compared to a business-as-usual scenario.<\/p>\n

The institute also believes that if projected business-as-usual investments in agricultural research are increased along with greater spending on irrigation, rural roads, safe drinking water, and girls\u2019 education, for a total additional increase of US$22 billion per year, the number of malnourished children in the developing world\u2014currently projected to be 103 million in 2050\u2014would drop substantially to 45 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpending in these areas would particularly help farmers to boost their yields, improve their market access, increase their incomes, and improve the health and wellbeing of their families,\u201d added Rosegrant.<\/p>\n

To him, \u201cGreater crop productivity also means that more of the growing demand for food could be satisfied from existing land, limiting environmental damage and ensuring that progress in the fight against hunger and poverty is sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty. IFPRI is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, an alliance of 64 governments, private foundations, and international and regional organisations<\/p>\n

By Edmund Smith-Asante<\/p>\n\n

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