On World Food Day (October 16, 2015), CropLife Asia heralded the contributions farmers enabled by plant science technology are making to combat hunger around the globe – and the importance of these agricultural innovations play in delivering food security and sustainability to the nations of Asia and the world.###According to data from the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the proportion of undernourished people in the developing world has fallen by almost half since 1990.###However, almost 800 million people do not rnature made magnesium citrate 250 mgeceive enough food.###The FAO found about two-thirds of the world’s hungry live in Asia and the Pacific.###Compounding the issue is the population growth being realized in Asia and around the world.###The world’s population is on cnow magnesium citrate 180 softgelsourse to well exceed nine billion inhabitants by the year 2050.###Asia is projected to have roughly one billion more people calling it home.###The FAO has also estimated that roughly two-thirds of the world’s hungry live in Asia and the Pacific.###In 10 years, the population within the ASEAN region is expected to grow by almost 60 million more people.###In light of this growth, the United Nations’ goal of ending world hunger by 2030 is an ambitious one.###“The plant science industry plays a pivotal role in enabling farmers as they adapt to the challenges of modern agriculture,” said Dr Siang Hee Tan, Executive Director of CropLife Asia.###“With more people to feed, less water and arable land available, the threat of pests and disease, and a changing climate to confront, farmers need our help more than ever.”###“The technological advancements of plant science are a critical tool in our collective efforts to eliminate food insecuritferrous gluconate 324 mg walgreensy and hunger in Asia and around the wmagnesium bowelorld.”###According to the FAO, growers around the world will need to produce as much as 70% more food than today to meet the expected needs of the population in 2050.###The innovations of plant biotechnology and crop protection continue to drive greatebest zinc citrater production globally towards the realization of this goal in the years ahead.###Crop protection products prevent nearly 40% of global rice and maize harvests from being lost every year, according to a study published in the Journal of Agricultural Science.###Meanwhile, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications states plant biotechnology increased crop yields 22% and increased farmer profits 68% during the 20-year period of 1995 to 2014.