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  6   01 Global challenges   Global agriculture: growing more from less     Our global challenge:  increase agricultural   productivity by at least  70% in 40 years with   limited natural resources The ability of our planet to sustain life is fragile and under increasing stress.  Despite significant growth in food production over the past 50 years, 842 million  people in the world still suffer from hunger and even more are malnourished.   By 2050, the global food requirement will increase significantly, driven by a  population increase to more than nine billion and a demand for improved diets,  particularly in emerging markets. Agriculture is receiving increasing attention worldwide as government and   non-government authorities recognize a need to accelerate productivity in   order to ensure food security and improved nutrition to a growing population.  % Farmers will need to produce around 1.4   more grain every year, representing  an increase of approximately 30% by 2030 and around 70% by 2050. At the same time, responding to changes in climate, using the limited natural  resources in a sustainable way and respecting biodiversity pose additional  challenges to achieving increased farm productivity at the required speed. Agriculture holds the key role to tackling these challenges and achieving food  security today and in the future. The World Food Summit of 1996 explained   that food security exists when "all people, at all times have access to sufficient,  safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life". But reaching this   goal will not be easy. Undernourished population in 2012 ~842 million people Asia Pacific Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Near East and North Africa Developed countries Source: FAO millions of people 527 223 47 30 16 

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