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It has been mentioned already on a number of occasions that the expected growth rates in agricultural output are slowing down while population growth powers on. Regional or global studies do unavoidably mask intercountry differences. This chapter brings together the most prevailing challenges and supports them with data, albeit within the indicated parameters.
See extensively and in particular chapter 4 (pp. 94–132) from which this chapter has been extensively drawn: N. Alexandratos and J. Bruinsma (2012), “World agriculture towards 2030/2050: The 2012 revision”, ESA Working Paper 12–03, FAO Rome (retrieved: http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/esa/Global_persepctives/world_ag_2030_50_2012_rev.pdf).
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Nijs, L. (2014). Challenges in Agricultural Production and Natural-Resources Management. In: The Handbook of Global Agricultural Markets. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137302342_12
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