Outlooks. We will also hear from the usda chief economist at this forum. It is about 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] good morning, everybody. If you could please find your seat. I would like to welcome everyone to usda 96 annual outlook forum. Usda oldest annual meeting. I am stephen, deputy secretary of agriculture. It is great to see everyone here this morning. This years theme is that innovation imperative. Shaping the future of agriculture. This is a fitting theme for the secretary to announce something we have been working on at usda called the agriculture innovation agenda. We are excited to share more with you this morning. I am joined in this room by many of you that are working to shape the future of our agriculture economy. It is important that we take stock, not only where we are today, but also where we need to go to meet a growing Global Demand with rising standards of living at a time when producers are dealing with uncertainties in the farm economy and the conditio
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Something when it starts becoming scarce and by that time its often too late its no longer as easy as turning on a tap for more and more people water our most Precious Resource welcome to made. Theres a reason earth is known as the blue planet the majority of the globe is covered by water of course around 97 percent of it is so order i mean it to a hospice said is freshwater but much of that is locked away in ice soil and the atmosphere by the bore of it is highly polluted or too deep underground to be extracted at an affordable cost just how tough a percent of all water is readily accessible from lakes rivers and accor has water scarcity its one of the most serious risks we face and the problem is growing. New deserts are emerging forests are drying up and were still wasting water. The regions marked here in dark red are places where water is extremely scarce and sources are drying up pale red and orange indicate areas where water scarcity is only slightly less critical. Delhi india t
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Something when it starts becoming scarce and by that time its often too late its no longer as easy as turning on a tap for more and more people water our most Precious Resource welcome to made. Theres a reason earth is known as the blue planet the majority of the globe is covered by water of course around 97 percent of it is so order i mean it to a hospice said is freshwater but much of that is locked away in ice soil and the atmosphere but he bore of it is highly polluted or too deep underground to be extracted at an affordable cost just how tough a percent of all water is readily accessible from lakes rivers and accor has water scarcity its one of the most serious risks we face and the problem is growing. New deserts are emerging forests are drying up and were still wasting water. The regions marked here in dark red are places where waters extremely scarce and sources are drying up pale red and orange indicate areas where water scarcity is only slightly less critical. Delhi in india