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How CGIAR interventions can enable policies and institutional mechanisms for gender-equitable food, land and water systems by Joshi, Deepa, Beniwal, Ezaboo, Zaremba, Haley, Myers, Emily, Tsige, Meseret, Adomaa, Faustina Obeng, Koirala, Sanju

“…On the one hand, climate crises are leading to unprecedented pressures on food, land and water (FLW) systems, which impact a growing world population, estimated to reach 9-10 billion by 2050. …”
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Water resilience for human prosperity by Rockström, Johan, Falkenmark, M., Folke, C., Lannerstad, Mats, Barron, Jennie, Enfors, E., Gordon, L., Heinke, J., Hoff, M., Pahl-Wostl, Claudia

“…Topics covered include the risks of unexpected change, human impacts and dependence on global water, the prospects for feeding the world's population by 2050, and a pathway for the future. …”
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Water-smart agriculture in East Africa by Nicol, Alan, Langan, Simon J., Victor, Michael, Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…In part, this reflects a broad international consensus that land, soil, and water are part of an emerging 'critical nexus' of issues facing the world's population. By mid-century, around 9 billion people will require food security and much of this will still be derived from rural production systems, placing these systems at the heart of the sustainable development agenda. …”
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Institutional Perspectives of Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review by Totin, Edmond, Segnon, Alcade C, Schut, Marc, Affognon, Hippolyte D., Zougmoré, Robert B., Rosenstock, Todd S., Thornton, Philip K.

“…Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is increasingly seen as a promising approach to feed the growing world population under climate change. The review explored how institutional perspectives are reflected in the CSA literature. …”
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Compilation of life cycle assessments of cultivated blue mussels : recalculation of the inventory assessments by Runesson, Elisabet

“…With a growing world population there is an increased demand of sustainable and nutritious food. …”

In vitro embryo rescue of interspecific hybrids of Lepidium by Reyes Estevez, Estefany

“…With the ongoing climate change and growing world population, there is an increasing demand for vegetable oils for industrial and food purposes. …”
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Climate-Smart Agriculture In Benin: Need Assessment Report by Assogbadjo, Achille E, Avakoudjo, Hospice G, Bonou, Alice, Djagoun, Chabi A, Avocevou-Ayisso, Carolle, Chadare, Flora J.

“…Half of the projected 2.4 billion increase in the world's population between 2013 and 2050 will occur in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and 56 percent of Africa's population is expected to live in urban areas by 2025 (UNODAES, 2013 and 2014). …”
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Mathematical modeling to predict rice's phenolic and mineral content through multispectral imaging by Buenafe, Reuben James, Tiozon, Rhowell N., Boyd, Lesley A., ‪Sartagoda, Kristel June, Sreenivasulu, Nese

“…Over half the world population relies on rice for energy, but being a carbohydrate-based crop, it offers limited nutritional benefits. …”
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Ensuring nutritional security in India through wheat biofortification: A review by Kamble, Umesh, Mishra, Chandra Nath, Govindan, Velu, Sharma, Amit Kumar, Pawar, Sushma, Kumar, Satish, Krishnappa, Gopalareddy, Om Prakash Gupta, Singh, Gyanendra Pratap

“…Even though stunting among children below five years of age has decreased in India in the last ten years, India is home to roughly thirty percent of the world's population of stunted pre-schoolers. A significant improvement has been witnessed in the targeted development and deployment of biofortified crops; approximately 20 million farm households from developing counties benefit from cultivating and consuming biofortified crops. …”
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CRISPR genome editing to address food security and climate changes by Naglaa A, Abdallah, Hamwieh, Aladdin, Radwan, Khaled, Mahmoud, Nourhan Fouad, Baum, Michael

“…Climate change causes an increase in the intensity of adverse abiotic and biotic stresses that could severely threaten agriculture production and food security including production, access, and prices. The world's population is anticipated to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, while food production would decline by 20%. …”
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Economic growth and development by Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…In 1991, 51.6 percent of the world's population was living in 30 countries that had GNP per capita of less than US$500. …”
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Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: challenges to 2050 and beyond by 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

“…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. …”
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Sustaining irrigated agriculture for food security: a perspective from Pakistan. by Qureshi, Asad Sarwar, Fatima, A.

“…By the middle of this century, the world's population is projected to reach 9.1 billion, 34 percent higher than today. …”
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Lund in 2050 by Miskulnig, Kira

“…The world population increases while farmland is decreasing on a global scale. …”
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Inviting all the world's crops to the table: supporting traditional crops to supply future needs by Hart, H.

“…Yet these traditional crops have great potential for providing the world's population with a choice of nutritious foods and other needed products.This booklet has been prepared to present a positive look at what supporting the development of neglected and underutilized crops and refilling the agricultural basket can mean in terms of health, income, culture and the global environment. …”
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Global drivers of food system (un)sustainability: A multi-country correlation analysis by Béné, Christophe, Fanzo, Jessica, Prager, Steven D., Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando, Mapes, Brendan Robert, Álvarez Toro, Patricia, Bonilla Cedrez, Camila

“…The fact that most of these negative drivers are closely related to the global demographic transition that is currently affecting the world population highlights the magnitude of the challenges ahead. …”
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Mitigate+: Food Loss and Waste country profile Vietnam: Estimates of Food Loss and Waste, associated GHG emissions, nutritional losses, land use and water footprints by Axmann, H.B., Guo, X., Broeze, J., Harbers, C., Viquez-Zamora, M., Soethoudt, J.M.

“…Theoretically, the world produces enough food to nourish the growing world population. Although precise data remains scarce, according to most recent studies, globally each year possibly as much as 30 per cent of the food produced is being lost or wasted somewhere between farm and fork. …”
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Mitigate+: Food Loss and Waste country profile Colombia: Estimates of Food Loss and Waste, associated GHG emissions, nutritional losses, land use and water footprints by Axmann, H.B., Guo, X., Broeze, J., Harbers, C., Viquez-Zamora, M., Soethoudt, J.M.

“…Theoretically, the world produces enough food to nourish the growing world population. Although precise data remains scarce, according to most recent studies, globally each year possibly as much as 30 per cent of the food produced is being lost or wasted somewhere between farm and fork. …”
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Mitigate+: Food Loss and Waste country profile Kenya: Estimates of Food Loss and Waste, associated GHG emissions, nutritional losses, land use and water footprints by Axmann, H.B., Guo, X., Broeze, J., Harbers, C., Viquez-Zamora, M., Soethoudt, J.M.

“…Theoretically, the world produces enough food to nourish the growing world population. Although precise data remains scarce, according to most recent studies, globally each year possibly as much as 30 per cent of the food produced is being lost or wasted somewhere between farm and fork. …”
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Mitigate+: Food Loss and Waste country profile China: Estimates of Food Loss and Waste, associated GHG emissions, nutritional losses, land use and water footprints by Axmann, Heike B., Guo, X., Broeze, J., Harbers, C., Viquez-Zamora, M., Soethoudt, J.M.

“…Theoretically, the world produces enough food to nourish the growing world population. Although precise data remains scarce, according to most recent studies, globally each year possibly as much as 30 per cent of the food produced is being lost or wasted somewhere between farm and fork. …”
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