The challenge of feeding a growing population of 9 billion by 2050 requires collaboration across all stakeholders on a scale never seen before and it has to start now, according to the DuPont Advisory Committee on Agriculture Innovation and Productivity for the 21st Century. The committee released a report detailing recommendations for closing the food productivity gap. The committee’s recommendations were focused in three areas: Produce more food and increase the nutritional value of food; Make food accessible and affordable for everyone; and Address the challenge in a continuously more sustainable and comprehensive way.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/dupont-advisory-committee-agricultural-innovation-productivity-21st-century-report
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/dupont
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutrition
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malnutrition
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-degradation
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo