With world population projected to reach 9 billion people
by 2050, improving the productivity of agriculture is central
to meeting the challenges of feeding a growing population,
creating wealth in rural areas where a majority of the world's
poor people live, and generating science-based agricultural
technologies that improve crop yields, increase incomes of
poor people and reduce degradation of dwindling natural resources
such as biodiversity, land, and water.
CGIAR researchers are applying cutting-edge food and environmental
science to promote sustainable agriculture and their work
touches upon all the major global issues and challenges facing
the human family:
Reducing
poverty
Economic growth
Protecting the environment
Aquaculture
Biodiversity
Land
Livestock
Water
Forests
Efforts by CGIAR researchers are vital for improving the
productivity, profitability and sustainability of global agriculture
and an example of how public goods science can improve human
well-being.
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