Emerging economies 'to enjoy food production boom'

Source: BBC

The emerging economies of Brazil, India, China and Russia will enjoy an agricultural boom over the next decade as production stalls in Western Europe, a report says.

Agricultural output in the Bric nations will grow three times as fast as in the major developed countries, the joint United Nations-OECD study said. And rising incomes and urbanisation in developing states will drive growth.

"Developing countries will provide the main source of growth for world agricultural production, consumption and trade," the report said. "As incomes rise, diets are expected to slowly diversify away from staple foods towards increased meats and processed foods that will favour livestock and dairy products.

Brazil is forecast to see by far the fastest growth in agriculture, with a expansion of more than 40% through to 2019. China and India are expected to see growth of 26% and 21% respectively to 2019. Projections for Russia and Ukraine were 26% and 29%.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/10320149.stm

Just what the Earth needs, a few more billion humans on it.

make the earth wobble... what's a few billion anyhoo?

The more we KNOW, the less we procreate.

people who refer to women as females make me feel like a specimen.

The term "woman" denotes a grown person.

Girls need to be educated to become educated women.

Would you have me use the term "people with lady parts"?

We are male and female.

I think about specimens.

If you want me to think about persons then use different words.

I didn't realize you had an aversion to the word.

:hi:

Jeez.

I didn't realize you had an aversion to the word.

:hi:

Jeez.


Edit:
DUpe

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