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1 9 0 / C H A L L E N G E S T O L I F E A N D W E L L - B E I N GSecuring Food for a Growing World PopulationFigure 8.6: Irrigation and water resources: actual (1999) and predicted(2030) withdrawals 207Table 8.4: Water use efficiency in 1998 and 2030 (predicted) inninety-three developing countries 208Box 8.3: Potential for improvements in agricultural water use efficiency 209Future water withdrawals for irrigation 207The special role of groundwater 209Box 8.4: Libya – the Great Man-Made River Project 210Ensuring Access to Food for All 210The markets fail to provide food for all 210Figure 8.7: Progress towards the World Food Summit target 211Box 8.5: Food security and its indicators 211The undernourished: where, who and why? 210Figure 8.8: Proportion of undernourished people in developing countries,1990–1992 and 1997–1999 212Map 8.3: Percentage of undernourished people by country (1998) 212The role of irrigation in alleviating poverty and improving food security 213Box 8.6: Water and food security in the Senegal River basin 214Managing agricultural risk for sustainable livelihoods 213Irrigation and off-farm employment 213The contribution of fisheries and aquaculture to food security 214Box 8.7: Rice-fish farming in Lao People’s Democratic Republic 215