FAO and OECD have said the world is still experiencing a demographic explosion and the farm production has to be ramped up at least by 60 percent to meet the food requirements of this huge population.
The UN agencies told the media in Rome farmland is not likely to increase and the resources available are severely limited. A major portion of farmland in the world has suffered degradation because of excessive farming.
Increasing productivity in a way that does not harm environment seems the only way to meet the challenge posed by growing population and decreasing farm production, they added.
According to the UN agencies, there is the glimmering of a hope in the developing countries as they still have scope for further improving their agricultural output.
In the light of FAO’s observations it is obvious that cooperatives in India have to shoulder bigger responsibilities in the times to come.