When the going gets tough...
The report said food had to become more affordable and nutritious without degrading the land. In 2006,water specialists from numerous national institutes published the greatest-ever assessment of water and food. The International Water Management Institute's (IWMI) Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture report concluded one third of the world's farmers already faced water scarcity. Meanwhile, climate change, says the UN's Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO), is putting more pressure on the food supplies of the poor. In Bangladesh, where Dfid is contributing £75m to help adapt to climate change and maintain vulnerable food supplies, government meteorologists report higher winter temperatures, greater river flows and more flooding.

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