Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top oil exporters, expects domestic consumption to exceed exports by that year purely to feed its internal needs for automotive fuel.
China remains dependent on the Middle East to feed its huge oil needs, but wants to diversify, experts say, so that more oil and gas providers are closer to home.
Zimbabwe has historically been a breadbasket for southern Africa, but last year it only produced half the 2m tonnes it needed to feed its people and livestock.
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates that Zimbabwe will this year produce only about a quarter of the grain it needs to feed its people.
Singapore currently imports more than 90 percent of the food it needs to feed its five million residents and the more than nine million tourists who visit every year.
It sounds promising, though it's worth noting that in Africa, there is already a roiling discussion about the benfits and drawbacks of China's intense interest in the continent, which many say is aimed at securing resources it needs to feed its fast-growing economy back home.
Scientists reckon 30m people who depend on the fruit are at risk; many of them live in conflict zones such as eastern Congo.If it is to feed its people, Africa badly needs a green revolution.
Recent work by Save the Children and the Overseas Development Institute shows that a 5% reduction in child-mortality rates is associated with a one percentage point increase in economic growth over the subsequent decade.David Mepham Director of policy Save the Children UK London* SIR –You correctly state that "if it is to feed its people, Africa badly needs a green revolution.
In the same way that capitalism needs constant resource inputs to feed its rampant consumption, capitalism also need hegemonic justifications for poverty, cultural bias, oppression, and exploitation of peoples.
The regime still cannot feed its own people and needs outside aid.
