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Impact of Land Degradation on Future World Food Production

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  • Dregne, Harold E.

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Land degradation will likely curb agricultural production increases in the developing countries of Africa, Asia, and Central and South America. Growing populations and weak economies in many countries will seriously hamper efforts to bring new land under cultivation. Forty percent of the world's available land is being farmed, representing the best soils, but cultivating the remaining sparsely populated and often marginal 60 percent of land will require expensive farming techniques and new technology. Improved land management will likely spur per capita food increases in the developed countries.

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  • Dregne, Harold E., 1982. "Impact of Land Degradation on Future World Food Production," Miscellaneous Publications 330278, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersmp:330278
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.330278
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    1. Feinstein, Daniel, 1984. "Crop Output Growth: Changes In Component Contributions For Six Developing Countries," Staff Reports 277590, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Wiebe, Keith D., 2003. "Linking Land Quality, Agricultural Productivity, And Food Security," Agricultural Economic Reports 34073, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. Urban, Francis S. & Vollrath, Thomas L., 1984. "Patterns and Trends in World Agricultural Land Use," Foreign Agricultural Economic Report (FAER) 147517, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    4. Nightingale, Ray W. & Urban, Francis S. & Hanrahan, Charles E., 1982. "U.S. Foreign Assistance to Agriculture: A Proposed Redirection," Staff Reports 324722, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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