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The recent positive performance of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa indicates a break with the past and the outlook for the sector is improving. However “concerted and purposeful policy action” is required to maintain the momentum. Here, FAO's Eve Crowley talks about the challenges facing African agriculture.

FAO's Leslie Lipper discusses how climate change will affect world food production.

Poorest regions with the highest levels of chronic hunger are likely to be among the worst affected by climate change. Many developing countries, particularly in Africa, could become increasingly dependent on food imports.

FAO's Hafez Ghanem on how to feed the world by 2050

Hafez Ghanem, Assistant Director-General for FAO's Economic and Social Development Department, discusses some of the challenges that lie ahead.

 


 

FAO's David Dawe talks about the role technology can play in boosting world food production.

Boosting agricultural production to the levels needed to feed an expanded world population will require sharply increased public investment in research and development and widespread adoption of new technologies, farming techniques and crop varieties.

 

 

 

El camino hacia la Cumbre

Tres acontecimientos importantes prepararon el terreno para la Cumbre:

El Foro de Expertos de Alto Nivel sobre cómo alimentar al Mundo en 2050 examinó opciones de políticas cuya adopción los gobiernos deberían examinar a fin de asegurar que se pueda alimentar a la población mundial cuando esta se acerque a su pico de casi 9 200 millones a mediados de este siglo.

El Comité de Seguridad Alimentaria Mundial ponderó las reformas que le permitirán desempeñar una función mucho más eficaz en la gobernanza mundial de la seguridad alimentaria.

El lema del Día Mundial de la Alimentación de este año es Conseguir la seguridad alimentaria en época de crisis.