This makes the South Asian region one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Nonetheless, South Asia has made impressive strides toward feeding itself over the past quarter century. A recent 2020 discussion paper, Major Natural Resource Management Concerns in South Asia , by Gerard J. Gill, examines what the future will hold for South Asia as it grapples with future population growth on a limited natural resource base. The meeting brought together more than 30 social scientists from the region and the two institutes to consider the prognosis for the major countries of South Asia in the areas of food supply, agriculture, health, nutrition, and the environment.
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