Ithas abandoned the view thatthecountrieswillreach self-sufficiencysoonand now predictsthat they will call onthe worldmarketmorefrequentlyin the nextthree to fouryears.
The report further indicates that by 2035, the US will reach energy self-sufficiency and go from being an importer of oil we currently import 20 percent of our total energy needs from other nations to a net oil exporter.
Syria will reach the limit of food self-sufficiency in 10-35 years, depending on the effectiveness of its measures to improve irrigation efficiency and agricultural yields, and to control population growth.