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… THE LAND IN NUMBERS LIVELIHOODS AT A TIPPING POINT FOREWORD … • For an estimated world population of 9 billion in 2050, agricultural production must increase by about 70% globally and 100% in developing countries. 20 • If agricultural land productivity remains at its current levels, …

… In contrast to traditional farming systems where agricultural inputs were mainly produced by farmers, the … many countries – making up about 35 percent of the global land area – will experience novel climates they have not been … security under the growing pressures of climate change. Agricultural crop varieties and the particular traits they …

… of food security, climate change and the loss of agricultural biodiversity. Over one billion people are … to conserve the existing crop diversity, and to allow agricultural researchers, breeders and farmers access to it. … over the long run. As oil, clean water and arable land become scarcer, their cost as agricultural inputs …

… and facilitation of safe international trade. Increas- ing agricultural production and exports is recognized as a … the protection of plants (both cultivated and wild, on land or in aquatic environments), the ap- plication of … occurrence. However, it is now widely accepted by the agricultural industry that pest control needs to target a …

… crop genetic diversity, which is the basis of all food and agricultural production worldwide. This lesson explains the … the world have been the custodians and innovators of agricultural biodiversity. Through careful selection of their … Goals 1 (no poverty), 2 (zero hunger) and 15 (life on land). 1.2.3 The farming context argument Farmers, …

… relatives of cultivated plants in crop improvement and agricultural development cannot be overemphasized. There are … was ignored for many years because of its many negative agricultural characteristics. But in the 1980s it was … production constitutes 85 per cent of the agricultural land used, with several different varieties grown. The local …

… security, and underscores the need to maintain traditional agricultural practices, so as to ensure continuity in the … issue of generic human rights, such as those related to land tenure, access to water and mineral resources, health … must involve the maintenance and promotion of traditional agricultural systems and the continued conservation of plant …

… of wild flora, and their habitats and ecosystems, and of agricultural biodiversity. Strategic (1) Extent of support … and sparsely populated countries, countries with intensive agricultural or forestry interests etc. The choice of experts … technologies and rural development. The trend of increased land utilization by emerging nations will further impact on …

… March 2015, Cancún, Mexico “Combating desertifi cation/land degradation and drought for poverty reduction and … Midreshet Ben-Gurion (Israel) Matthias MAGUNDA, National Agricultural Research Institution, Kampala (Uganda) Oleg … and Natural Resources and Director of the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Nevada, …

… burning of fossil fuels and changes in land cover—are modifying the concentration of atmospheric … for even small local temperature increases (1-2°C); • Agricultural production in many African regions is projected … expected to lead to salinisation and desertifi cation of agricultural land; • In Southern Europe, higher temperatures …