| The long-term outlook appears strong for agricultural commodities, fossil fuels, and metals. As the world's population balloons rapidly over the next few decades, so will demand for oil, gas, food, and all sorts of infrastructure.
The urbanization and rise of the middle class in emerging markets like China, India, and Brazil will dramatically boost the need for food and facilities. By 2050, almost three quarters of the world's population will live in urban areas (compared to about half today) and food production will need to increase by 70 percent to keep pace with overall population growth, according to projections from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization...............................................Full Article: Source |