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{{U}}Agricultural experts from the G20 countries will meet next week to find ways to match the latest research and technology to the growing demand for more food{{/U}}. (G20成员国的农业专家们将于下周举行会议,探究如何将最新研究和科技与日益增长的粮食需求相结合。) {{U}}It's estimated the world's population will grow to nine billion by 2050{{/U}}. (据估计,世界人口将于2050年增长到90亿。) {{U}}The meeting in Nontpellier, France, stems from last Movember's G20 summit in Seoul, South Korea{{/U}}. (会议将在法国的蒙彼利埃举行,上届G20峰会的举办地在韩国首尔。)During that conference, France, Japan, Canada and Brazil were asked to focus more on food security.
"It's increasing the cooperation and coordination amongst the G20 and their agricultural research systems and how those are mobilized better into working directly in support of developing country needs," said Mark Holderness, executive secretary of GFAR. {{U}}That coordination and cooperation includes looking at long-term solutions and not just immediate crises, like the drought in the Horn of Africa{{/U}}. (这种协调与合作不仅要着眼于眼前的危机,还要找寻长远的应对措施。选项 D只涉及一方面。)
"In two days we're not going to change the world," he said, "But I think what we can do is start to look at some innovative ways to work together to fully recognize the new architecture that's out there and the relationships between countries, the capabilities of countries."