Despite progress, Ag productivity growth still lags behind global needs

10/18/17 2:00 PM By Sara Wyant

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 18, 2017 – Agriculture productivity is expanding around the globe, but it’s not accelerating fast enough to sustainably feed the world by 2050.

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