I came across the following sentence while I was preparing for IELTS essay. I am having difficulty understanding how the sentence is being constructed grammatically.

This may not pose an immediate problem but its long-term effect could be disastrous with the country needing more and more foodgrains to support its growing population.

the part,

with the country needing more and more...

, which gramatical construct is being used here. Thank you for any advice.

I came across the following sentence while I was preparing for IELTS essay. I am having difficulty understanding how the sentence is being constructed grammatically.

This may not pose an immediate problem but its long-term effect could be disastrous with the country needing more and more foodgrains to support its growing population.

the part,

with the country needing more and more...

, which grammatical construct is being used here.