Sentences with phrase «less kept pace with population growth»

«Land degradation and desertification may be regarded as the silent crisis of the world, a genuine threat to the future of humankind,» Arnalds said.Although food production has more or less kept pace with population growth by increasing 50 percent between 1980 and 2000, it is unclear whether we'll have enough food to feed the estimated three billion more mouths in 2050.