Asia faces food shortages by 2050
Resource details
Resource ID
5473
Access
Open
Contributed by
Maheshi Adams
Other
food shortages, irrigation, Colin Chartres, climate
change, erratic rainfall.
Date
18 August 09
Country
South Asia, Central Asia, east asia, West Asia
Summary
A study of Asian Irrigation warns developing nations face food shortages by 2050 without major reforms in the way agriculture uses water.The study conducted by the International Water Management Institute and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, warns many developing nations face the politically risky prospect of having to import more than quarter of the rice wheat and maize they will need by 2050
Source
UPI.com
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