ives the farmer no incentive to increase production or implement new technologies. Equally responsible are government policies that hamper the approval of new technologies. There is lots of technology on the shelf that is not being used. Farmers also need to know that they can sell their products to an expanded market. Countries need to reduce their trade barriers. Since land is not distributed evenly on a global basis, countries with less land will need to import food to feed their people. In my research I found several articles stating that many countries would much prefer exports to imports. They say that food aid actually hurts them more than it helps them, because imports depress the food prices. A world with fewer trade barriers gives farmers the assurance of knowing that they can sell their crops globally. Most important for developing countries will be the stimulation of income. Population growth in developing countries will account for virtually all the increase in the world's population. From predictions by the World Bank, International Food Policy Research Institute, Asia will continue to be the largest, with 60% of the world's population, but that India will be most populated, eventually surpassing China in about year 2040. Population growth will create both threats and opportunities. The threats come from our world's possible inability to sustain productivity growth and the decreasing of natural resources. The younger generation will present many opportunities to explore new areas of technology, while a growth in senior citizens will increase tourism, medical care and leisure activities. There are currently about 75 million teenagers, who outnumber the seniors 2 to 1, but analysts predict the ratio to change 1 to 1 by year 2030. In developing countries, poverty is still on the rise. Millions die each year from preventable diseases. 130 million school age children do not attend school. One in ten ...
