Document summary
High food prices have propelled the issue of food security to head the list of future global challenges. According to the Food & Agricultural Organization, global agricultural production will need to grow by 70% by 2050 against the backdrop of higher input costs and scarcer resources. This target can be met only by large-scale investments in agricultural productivity. Long-term the emergence of new agricultural producers, notably in Africa, is expected. The idea of food as a strategic resource should be key to a deliberative set of policies, both at national and multi-lateral levels, fundamentally reshaping global agriculture.