Resources and global food prospects : supply and demand for cereals to 2030

This report explores the circumstances under which the global agricultural system may be able to satisfy the growing demands for some major foods through to the year 2030. The analysis proceeds primarily through reviewing the quantity and quality of resources that can be mobilized - particularly tho...

• Main Author: Crosson, Pierre R
• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Other Authors: Anderson, Jock R
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1992
• Series: World Bank technical paper no. 184
• Subjects: ALIMENTOS; CEREALES; OFERTA Y DEMANDA; RECURSOS NATURALES; ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS; PRODUCTOS ALIMENTARIOS; GRAMINEAS

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Acronyms
• Executive summary
• 1. Objective and structure of the report
• 2. The demand scenario
• 3. The land resource
• 4. The water resource
• 5. The genetic resource
• 6. The climate resource
• 7. Economic and environmental costs
• 8. Present knowledge as a source of productivity growth
• 9. New knowledge as a source of productivity growth
• 10. Synthesis and conclusion
• References
• Tables