RANCHI: Experts on Friday called for doubling of investments in the agriculture sector in countries like India as the demand for food, driven by a high population growth and dietary shifts, is expected to grow by 50% by 2030.Praising Jharkhand government’s effort to attract investments in the sector on the concluding day of the two-day Global Agriculture and Food Summit 2018, World Bank agriculture economist Chakib Jenane said: “It’s good that India and Jharkhand have already started working in this direction…in developed countries, arable land is shrinking by 0.45% whereas in developing nations, it stands at 0.35%. This is an area that needs immediate attention.” He called for a need for right investments, choosing current crops suitable for markets and diversifying agri business.Mohammad Maliki, Morocco’s ambassador to India, said his country and Jharkhand are identical in terms of population, food requirements and investments. “We transformed our challenges into opportunities by identifying our needs, acting upon them through latest interventions and innovations and charted market linkage routes. Today, about 70% of our country’s cereal needs is produced locally,” he remarked.