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Okono A, Monneveux P and Ribaut J-M (2013). Facing the challenges of global agriculture today: what can we do about drought? Frontiers in Plant Physiology 4:289. (DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00289).

It is estimated that the planet's demand for food and feed crops will almost double by 2050 (Foley et al., 2011). Globally, rainfed agriculture is practised in 80% of the total agricultural area and generates 62% of the world's staple food (FAOSTAT, 2011). Taking into consideration global water scarcity and increases in demand for non-agricultural uses of water, expansion of the area under irrigation in developing countries does not appear to be a realistic scenario to address the challenge of food security.

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