Download or read book Population and Food in the Early Twenty-first Century written by Nurul Islam and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IFPRI roundtable, with its focus on the prospects of a long-term balance between food demand and supply, provided a link between the two conferences, as the adequacy of food supply at affordable prices for future populations is a crucial element in a strategy designed to alleviate poverty and accelerate growth, in the context of an increasing population.