Economic growth, convergence, and world food demand and supply

•Income convergence embodied in the widely used economic projections increases world food demand to 2050 by about a third.•Higher rates of convergence increase food demand by more than supply, resulting in upward pressure on world food prices.•Resource-cost measures capture the agricultural effort n...

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Published in:	World development Vol. 132; p. 104954
Main Authors:	Fukase, Emiko, Martin, Will
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2020 Elsevier Pergamon Press Inc
Subjects:	Agricultural production Agricultural resources Agriculture Animal-based foods Animals CEREAL EQUIVALENTS Convergence Developing countries DIETARY PATTERN Dietary patterns Economic development Economic growth Food Food consumption Food conversion Food prices Food processing industry Food production FOOD SECURITY Food supply GLOBAL FOOD DEMAND INCOME CONVERGENCE INCOME GROWTH Industrialized nations LDCs Population growth Production Production costs Socioeconomic factors Staples Supply & demand Systems analysis Vegetables Global food demand Cereal equivalents Dietary patterns Income growth Food security Convergence
ISSN:	0305-750X, 1873-5991
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