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b'India and the People\\u2019s Republic of China must act quickly if they are to have enough to eat over the coming decades.\\n\\nFor the PRC, the biggest challenges come before 2030, when its population is expected to peak, then decline. \\n\\nIndia, which will take over the mantle of the world\\u2019s most populous country around that time, will see its food needs continue to grow for decades after that, especially if it manages to ease the poverty that now afflicts one in five of its people.\\n\\nThe outcome of the efforts in the PRC and India will have consequences for the food supply of Asia and the rest of the world. Their success in meeting their food needs will be especially important to other countries having difficulty feeding their own populations.\\n\\nRead the transcript\\nhttp://bit.ly/2mkgrbJ\\n\\nRead the book\\nhttps://www.adb.org/publications/food-insecurity-asia-why-institutions-matter\\n\\nRead the summary\\nhttps://www.adb.org/publications/at-a-glance-food-insecurity-asia-why-institutions-matter\\n\\nAbout the editors\\nZhang-Yue Zhou is a professor at the College of Business, Law and Governance, James Cook University, Australia.\\n\\nGuanghua Wan is an economist at the Asian Development Bank, Manila.\\n\\nKnow more about ADBI\\u2019s work on food security\\nhttp://bit.ly/2mfu0cb'