The growing demand for food is intensifying pressure on global
resources, according to Mukhtar Babayev, the President’s
Representative on Climate Issues in Azerbaijan. He spoke at the
Agribusiness Development Forum in Baku today,
Azernews reports.
Babayev emphasised that agriculture is a strategically vital
sector for meeting basic human needs. He noted, “The production
capacity of water and land resources barely meets current demand.
Meanwhile, the increasing demand for food is further straining
these resources.”
According to the FAO, approximately 1.7 billion hectares of land
globally have been degraded due to human activity, with over 60% of
this being arable and pasture land used in agriculture.
Babayev also highlighted agriculture’s sensitivity to climate
change, stressing, “The negative impacts of climate change, such as
rising droughts, soil salinisation, and extreme weather events, are
decreasing productivity and threatening global food security.”
He added that more frequent heatwaves, storms, and floods are
exacerbating these challenges. “While there were about 100 natural
disasters per year in the 1970s, that number has now increased to
400, further endangering food security and agriculture’s
sustainability.”
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