Editor’s Note:
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The future Trends of food and and challenges, FAO’s 180-page report mentions Ethiopia five times. These span from growth in R&D spending by 2.3 percent to falling hunger from its 1990 level to halving the proportion of undernourished in the population. However the report makes it clear “three-fifths of the world’s extremely poor are concentrated in Bangladesh, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, India and Nigeria. These countries along with five others, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Madagascar, Pakistan and the United Republic of Tanzania, account for more than 70 percent of the extremely poor” on our planet.
Another point highlighted by the report is the role of genetically modified organism (GMO) in agriculture and the controversy surrounding its suitability to human, animal health and the environment. The authors’ recommendation, as approved by the FAO, is to zero in on evaluating the potential risks and benefits on a case-by-case basis.
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