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UN report details concerns for water and land resources

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a report today that states widespread degradation and increased scarcity of land and water resources has placed an increased risk on key food production systems around the globe.  The FAO says these issues create a greater challenge to feed the world’s growing population.

The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture (SOLAW) says while the last 50 years has seen notable increases in food production, some management practices have degraded the land and water systems that are imperative to food production.

FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf says the SOLAW report highlights the collective impact these pressures have put on environmental integrity and production capacity.  He says the systems at risk may not be able to contribute as expected to meet production needs by 2050.

The SOLAW report says production systems at risk can be found around the globe and no region is immune.

The FAO map can be found HERE.

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