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World population projections, 2020
Published 1994“…The world's population, today numbering some 5.5 billion people, may approach 12 billion by the end of the next century. …”
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The exponential effects of empowering teenage girls
Published 2016“…On July 11, 2016, the international community will observe World Population Day, and this year’s theme is “Investing in teenage girls.” …”
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Needs, Challenges and Objectives for Biotechnology and Agriculture in Africa
Published 2001“…According to World Health Organization's observations, the world population has grown more than five-fold in just under 200 years to reach five billion. …”
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Innovations in Agronomic Management for Adaptation to Climate Change in Legume Cultivation
Published 2023“…In parallel with the rapidly increasing world population, the need for food is also increasing. …”
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Agricultural Scientists Design Better Future: New Efforts to Feed People, Fight Poverty and Protect Environment in the 21st Century
Published 1997“…CGIAR news release discussing the feasibility of adequately feeding the world's population by 2025 provided appropriate policies are adopted and support for agricultural research is enhanced.…”
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Wheat in the Tropics : a growing demand
Published 1989“…Wheat was one of thee first plants to be cultivated by mankind, and today it is a major dietary constituent of about a quarter of the world's population, according to the International Wheat Council. …”
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Challenges for research and development of goats
Published 2000“…The challenges for research and Development of goats and the justification of increased productivity from them are discussed with reference to the presence of 94% of the total world population of about 674 million goats, numerous "improver breeds", interactions with the environment and socio-economic benefits to poor farmers. …”
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Proceedings of the IFPRI/FAO Workshop on Plant Nutrient Management, Food Security, and Sustainable Agriculture: The Future Through 2020, Viterbo, Italy, May 16-17, 1995.
Published 1998“…Already during the early 1990s, 95 percent of world population growth occurred in the less developed regions (United Nations 1993, United Nations 1995). …”
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Spore special issue: Population and agriculture
Published 2010“…With the world population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050, much of it in the South, this timely and informative Spore special issue addresses the challenges facing the world food system. …”
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The water we eat – tackling scarcity in ACP countries
Published 2011“…The rate at which we consume water has grown twice as fast as the world population over the last 100 years, and many countries regularly experience water scarcity. …”
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The Plant Genome special section: Grain quality and nutritional genomics for breeding next‐generation crops
Published 2023“…By 2050, the world's population is expected to reach 9.8 billion according to United Nations predictions (https://www.un.org/en/desa/world-population-projected-reach-98-billion-2050-and-112-billion-2100). …”
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LDCs, agriculture, and food security
Published 2023“…According to the United Nations, least developed countries (LDCs) account for 13 per cent of the world population but only about 1.3 per cent of global GDP and less than 1 per cent of global trade and foreign direct investment . …”
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Population and food in the early twenty-first century: meeting future food demand of an increasing population
Published 1995“…Here food, agriculture, and population experts from the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, IFPRI, and other organizations discuss the outlook for food demand and supply, and recommend areas of further study to help production meet the rising demand of a burgeoning world population.…”
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Genotypic differences in concentration and bioavailability of kerneliron in tropical maize varieties grown under field conditions
Published 2003“…Iron deficiency is estimated to affect over one-half the world population. Improving the nutritional quality of staple food crops through breeding for high bioavailable iron represents a sustainable and cost effective approach to alleviating iron malnutrition. …”
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New issues for dual-purpose breeding for chicken small producers
Published 2019“…With the world population projected to reach 8.5 billion people in 2030, more poultry meat and eggs will be needed from chickens reared in a broad range of environments and production systems. …”
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Assessing the Training needs of Genetic Resource Managers
Published 2002“…The rapid growth of the world population is creating a need for increases in the food supply. …”
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World food trends and future food security: meeting tomorrow's food needs without exploiting the environment
Published 1994“…Or, as 100 million new people are added to the world's population each year, will Malthus' prediction of increasing food scarcity come true? …”
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World food trends and future food security: meeting tomorrow's food needs without exploiting the environment
Published 1994“…Or, as 100 million new people are added to the world's population each year, will Malthus' prediction of increasing food scarcity come true? …”
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Managing resources for sustainable agriculture in South Asia
Published 1996“…The subcontinent, which carries 21 percent of the world's population on just 3 percent of its land area, already has a high proportion of its land under cultivation and relatively little under forest and pastures (Figure 1). …”
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