Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: challenges to 2050 and beyond

The first decade of the 21st century has brought harbingers of a troubled future for global food security. The food-price spike of 2008 led to food riots and political change in several countries. In 2010, the excessive heat and drought in Russia that led to wildfires and a grain embargo, as well as...

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Main Authors: Nelson, Gerald C., Rosegrant, Mark W., Palazzo, Amanda, Gray I, Ingersoll C, Robertson, Richard D., Tokgoz S, Zhu, T., Sulser TB, Ringler, Claudia, Msangi S, You, Liangzhi
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33400
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author Nelson, Gerald C.
Rosegrant, Mark W.
Palazzo, Amanda
Gray I
Ingersoll C
Robertson, Richard D.
Tokgoz S
Zhu, T.
Sulser TB
Ringler, Claudia
Msangi S
You, Liangzhi
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Ingersoll C
Msangi S
Nelson, Gerald C.
Palazzo, Amanda
Ringler, Claudia
Robertson, Richard D.
Rosegrant, Mark W.
Sulser TB
Tokgoz S
You, Liangzhi
Zhu, T.
author_facet Nelson, Gerald C.
Rosegrant, Mark W.
Palazzo, Amanda
Gray I
Ingersoll C
Robertson, Richard D.
Tokgoz S
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Sulser TB
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Msangi S
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description The first decade of the 21st century has brought harbingers of a troubled future for global food security. The food-price spike of 2008 led to food riots and political change in several countries. In 2010, the excessive heat and drought in Russia that led to wildfires and a grain embargo, as well as the unprecedented floods in Pakistan, signal more trouble ahead. A world population approaching 9 billion by 2050 and higher incomes in hitherto poor countries will lead to increased food demand, which means significant challenges to sustainable agricultural production.To these already daunting challenges, climate change adds more. Because food production is critically dependent on local temperatures and precipitation, any change outside the range of current conditions requires farmers to adapt their practices. The IFPRI study from which this brief is drawn, Food Security, Farming, and Climate Change to 2050, suggests that while the adaptations might be beneficial for a few farmers, for most farmers they will pose major challenges to productivity and more difficulties in managing risk. This brief highlights results from the study on possible development and climate change scenarios between now and 2050 and on what these scenarios mean for food security.
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spelling CGSpace334002023-03-12T13:37:12Z Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: challenges to 2050 and beyond Nelson, Gerald C. Rosegrant, Mark W. Palazzo, Amanda Gray I Ingersoll C Robertson, Richard D. Tokgoz S Zhu, T. Sulser TB Ringler, Claudia Msangi S You, Liangzhi agriculture climate food security The first decade of the 21st century has brought harbingers of a troubled future for global food security. The food-price spike of 2008 led to food riots and political change in several countries. In 2010, the excessive heat and drought in Russia that led to wildfires and a grain embargo, as well as the unprecedented floods in Pakistan, signal more trouble ahead. A world population approaching 9 billion by 2050 and higher incomes in hitherto poor countries will lead to increased food demand, which means significant challenges to sustainable agricultural production.To these already daunting challenges, climate change adds more. Because food production is critically dependent on local temperatures and precipitation, any change outside the range of current conditions requires farmers to adapt their practices. The IFPRI study from which this brief is drawn, Food Security, Farming, and Climate Change to 2050, suggests that while the adaptations might be beneficial for a few farmers, for most farmers they will pose major challenges to productivity and more difficulties in managing risk. This brief highlights results from the study on possible development and climate change scenarios between now and 2050 and on what these scenarios mean for food security. 2010-12 2013-07-31T11:48:13Z 2013-07-31T11:48:13Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33400 en Open Access application/pdf Nelson GC, Rosegrant MW, Palazzo A, Gray I, Ingersoll C, Robertson R, Tokgoz S, Zhu T, Sulser TB, Ringler C, Msangi S, You L. 2010. Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: challenges to 2050 and beyond. IFPRI Issue Brief No. 66. Washington DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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Nelson, Gerald C.
Rosegrant, Mark W.
Palazzo, Amanda
Gray I
Ingersoll C
Robertson, Richard D.
Tokgoz S
Zhu, T.
Sulser TB
Ringler, Claudia
Msangi S
You, Liangzhi
Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: challenges to 2050 and beyond
title Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: challenges to 2050 and beyond
title_full Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: challenges to 2050 and beyond
title_fullStr Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: challenges to 2050 and beyond
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climate
food security
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