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WORLD FOOD
SUMMIT
Food production growth
Rome
13-17 November 1996
Average annual growth rate
in food production,
1970-72 to 1993-95 (%)
<0
0 -1
1-2
2-3
3-4
≥4
Data not available
Dietary energy supply per caput
< 2 700 Calories (1992-94)
Water bodies
The designations employed and the presentation of material in
this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on
the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
Source: FAO
The vast majority of countries have experienced substantial growth in total food
production over the past decades, and global
food supplies have expanded faster than the
world’s population without an increase in the
long-term trend of relative food prices. Research, investment and suitable policies are the
key towards meeting the future food needs of
the world.