How best might agriculture serve to enhance food security?
It has been said within the next 40 years, by 2050, the world’s population will exceed nine billion people with roughly fifth teen per cent of the world’s population, equating to around one billion people suffering from malnutrition and inadequate access to food. Subsequently this demand for agricultural products will be expected to rise up to at least 70%. Agriculture has an extensive role in helping to stimulate growth and reduce poverty, addressing the key issue of food insecurity. Investment in agriculture is key to tackling food insecurity and instead of cultivating more land; there must be an onus on how to enhance the productivity per hectare. Agriculture, at a market-centric view, is a source of capital accumulation as it increases incomes and enhances the ability of markets for third world countries. Food security arises when populations do not have the adequate physical access to either markets or distribution networks. The opening of markets, due to agric...