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2019 GAP Report Cover

GAP Report Cover
The 2019 GAP Report examines the pivotal role of agricultural productivity – increasing crop and livestock production using existing or fewer inputs – in achieving global goals for environmental sustainability, economic development, and improved nutrition.

The 2019 Global Agricultural Productivity Report, "Productivity Growth for Sustainable Diets, and More," released today by Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, shows agricultural productivity growth – increasing output of crops and livestock with existing or fewer inputs – is growing globally at an average annual rate of 1.63 percent.  

According to the report’s Global Agricultural Productivity Index, global agricultural productivity needs to increase at an average annual rate of 1.73 percent to sustainably produce food, feed, fiber, and bioenergy for 10 billion people in 2050. 

4-H Group in Senegal
4-H in Senegal

Virginia Cooperative Extension is engaged in ongoing programming and partnerships in Senegal, Kenya, Brazil, and Ireland. These activities not only offer participants the opportunity to work with colleagues in other countries and contexts, but also help them refine skills useful in working with diverse audiences and addressing complex challenges in their home communities. Read more.

Vice-Chancellor Rose Mwonya and Provost Cyril Clarke celebrate the signing of a new MOU between Egerton University and Virginia Tech
Vice-Chancellor Rose Mwonya and Provost Cyril Clarke

Professor Rose Mwonya, Vice Chancellor of Egerton University recently traveled to Virginia Tech. The highlight of her visit was the signing of a new and expanded Memorandum of Understanding between Egerton and Virginia Tech, which will facilitate engagement across the breadth of the universities. Read more.

CALS in Service

Virginia Tech President Tim Sands explains how the university works inside the commonwealth and across the globe to help increase crop yields while reducing the use of toxic chemicals.

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