Report shows ag productivity not strong enough to meet global food demand – Voice Of Muscatine


Report shows ag productivity not strong enough to meet global food demand

A report from Virigina Tech shows that global agriculture production is not on pace to meet the demand to feed 10 billion people by 2050. 

The annual Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) report says ag efficiency has not been achieving benchmarks to meet sustainable goals.  It’s measured through total factor productivity (TFP), which calculates producer output while using the same or less inputs like land, labor, capital or fertilizer.

Ted McKinney, CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, who wrote the forward, says the report should serve as a red flag for producers and lawmakers.

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