Provided by The Foundation For The Development of Africa


The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released the "State of the World's Land and Water Resources" SOLAW report:

"By 2050, food production is projected to increase by about 70 percent globally and nearly 100 percent in developing countries. This incremental demand for food, together with demand from other competing uses, will place unprecedented pressure on many agricultural production systems across the world. These ‘systems at risk’ are facing growing competition for land and water resources and they are often constrained by unsustainable agricultural practices. They therefore require particular attention and specific remedial action.

The SOLAW analyses a variety of options for overcoming constraints and improving resource management in these areas of heightened risk".