The future of food and agriculture Alternative pathways to ...

SUMMARY VERSIONThe futureof food andagricultureAlternativepathways to 20502 SUMMARY VERSIONFood and agriculture Organization of the United NationsRome, 2018 The futureof food andagricultureAlternativepathways to 2050 Required citation:FAO. 2018. The future of food and agriculture Alternative pathways to 2050. Summary version. Rome. 60 pp. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the food and agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4 ABBREVIATIONS 6 FOREWORD 8 THE FUTURE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE: THE OVERARCHING CONCERN AND KEY MESSAGES 11 1 Overview 16 2 Alternative scenarios for possible futures 24 3 Managing food demand and changing people’s dietary preferences 30 4 Sustainably addressing the scarcity and reduced quality of land and water resources 35

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