2020 Global Food Outlook: Trends, Alternatives, and Choices

This report examines how policy decisions and social changes will affect global food security by 2020, highlighting the potential impact of even small changes on poverty and undernourishment.

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The research methodology involved using the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT), which includes country-level demand and supply equations linked through trade. The model considers various factors such as commodity prices, income, population growth, investments in agriculture, and technological changes.

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The “2020 Global Food Outlook” report analyzes the future of food security, projecting the food situation in 2020 based on current trends and exploring how different policy choices could lead to alternative outcomes. It emphasizes that modest changes in agricultural and development policies can significantly affect the number of poor and undernourished people globally. The report uses the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) to forecast food supply, demand, trade, prices, and food security, considering factors like income growth, population increase, and technological advancements in agriculture.

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Categories: 2020 time horizon | 2020s time horizon | English publication language | Global geographic scope | agricultural commodities | alternative futures | baseline scenarios | commercial agriculture | environmental impact | food | food security | income growth | investments | policies | policy decisions | population growth | population increase | social changes | subsistence agriculture | technological advancements | trade