Agronomy [New] By the year 2030, virtually all of the world's economically accessible rivers will be required to meet the needs of agriculture, industry and households, and to maintain lake and river levels. [New] By 2050, GDP growth rates could decline by 6 per cent due to water-related impacts on agriculture, health and incomes, with a loss of $4.5 trillion. [New] Farmed marine fish production in south-east Asia, one of the largest aquaculture regions, is expected to drop 30% by 2050 due to rising sea temperatures and acidification of oceans. [New] A recent boom in demand for macadamias has created new opportunities, which South Africa's agriculture industry has taken up, with plantings having tripled in the years from 2013 to 2016 and industry projections forecasting a 40 per cent increase of NIS by 2020. South Africa anticipates a slowdown in economic activity driven primarily by the agriculture sector which will offset the positive growth in the mining sector. If the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) are to be met by 2030, Africa will need the best of every form of agriculture including GE crops and crops made with CRISPR technology. Earlier this year, the European Commission raised the prospect of funds for agriculture, one of the industries in Ireland expected to be worst hit by a disruptive British exit. Climate change is forecast to make water supply more erratic and unpredictable, costing regions such as the Middle East and Africa up to 6% of their GDP by 2050 due to water-related impacts on agriculture, health and incomes, while also disrupting continuity across global economic value chains. With a population of about 1.34 billion, India will likely need more protein products to keep pace as recent reports have warned that major changes are needed to feed the world's population by 2050. Demand for water for agriculture could rise by over 30% between 2000-2030 and could double by 2050, depending on which future scenario is adopted, but will be affected by pressures from industry, domestic use, and the need to maintain environmental flows. Demand for water for agriculture could rise by over 30% by 2030, while total global water demand could rise by 35-60% between 2000 and 2025, and could double by 2050 owing to pressures from industry, domestic use and the need to maintain environmental flows. Chennai faces extremely high baseline water stress, meaning that on average more than 80% of the available water supply is used up every year by agriculture, industries and consumers. The number of undernourished people in the world has been on the rise since 2014 and reached 821 million in 2017, and is expected to rise more by 2021 which will boost the use of genomics. Agriculture forms a total of USD5 trillion worldwide industry, which is only getting bigger: By the year 2050, caloric demand could surge by almost 70 percent, with crop demand for animal feed and human consumption rising a whopping 100 percent. Credit rating agency Fitch has lowered India's growth forecast to 6.6% for the current fiscal from 6.8% projected earlier, as manufacturing and agriculture sectors showed signs of slowing down over the past year. In 2017, the global market for artificial intelligence in agriculture was valued at around US$545 million, which is now increased and predicted to reach nearly US$2,075 million by 2024. Growth in the non-oil sector is expected to accelerate as policy interventions in agriculture and industry will revitalise the productive sectors. Based on an assumption that the current market size is 40 million metric tons / year, the global aquaculture market is projected by 2025 to increase by up to 25% to 55-65 mmty. The Global Gene Editing market is expected to see growth rate of 14.8% and may see market size of USD7.83 Billion by 2024. Growth in the non-oil sector is expected to accelerate as policy interventions in agriculture and industry will revitalize the productive sectors. Agribusiness could be a US$1trn industry in SSA by 2030; PE firms can support small and medium-size enterprises in agriculture, and help develop local / regional value chains. India will surpass China to become the world's largest cotton producer in 2019-20 season, according to latest estimates from the US department of agriculture (USDA). The worldwide market for Greenhouse Horticulture is expected to grow at a CAGR of roughly 6.1% over the next five years, will reach US$25600 million in 2023, from US$18000 million in 2017. See full forecast Last updated: 16 September 2019 Hi, Would you like a quick online demo of our service from an experienced member of our team? Yes No
