Throughout recent short-term changes in markets,
the long-term forces have consistently pointed to
clear causes for concern.The world’s population is
expected to grow from 6 billion people in 2000 to 7.5
billion people in 2020.Availability of land for farming is
on the decline, and water for agriculture and other
uses is increasingly scarce.Together these and other
forces will challenge the capacity of the world’s food
production system.