TWO of the greatest challenges facing humankind are reducing hunger and poverty. Today, in a world of plenty, about 800 million people are malnourished, most of them living in the rural areas of developing countries. Agricultural science and technology can tackle these problems and help our dream of a world free of hunger and poverty become a reality.
That is why a group of international humanitarian agencies want to assess how agricultural science and technology around the world can be brought to bear on the problem. The assessment will analyse the challenges developing countries face in producing nutritious accessible food…
