2021 Global Agricultural Productivity Report Launch

Agricultural productivity growth is imperative to feed the world sustainably, but new data reveal that it is not growing fast enough.

The 2021 GAP Report reveals that productivity remains the primary driver of agricultural growth, but it is not growing as fast as previously thought. The productivity trends in low-income countries, where many small-scale producers live, are particularly troubling.

Climate change is complicating matters even further, slowing productivity growth globally by 21 percent since 1961.

The launch of the 2021 GAP Report, an official side event of the World Food Prize, will feature a panel of global experts and producers for a solution-oriented discussion examining:

• the relationship between productivity, sustainability, and climate change,
• accelerating productivity growth – examples of what works, and
• scaling up solutions – implications for policy, partnerships, and research priorities.

October 20, 2021
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM EST
Virtual Event

The event will be broadcast on the GAP Initiative website, globalagriculturalproductivity.org

The Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report) is published by the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences every October in conjunction with the World Food Prize/Borlaug Dialogue. In addition to presenting global, regional, and national productivity data from the USDA Economic Research Service, the GAP Report incorporates expertise from the private sector, NGOs, universities, and global agricultural research institutions.