Planting seeds for the future of food
| Autor: | Peter R. Shewry, Maurice Moloney, Nina V. Fedoroff, Juan Gonzalez-Valero, Ismail Cakmak, Josette Lewis, Ruth K Oniang'o, Ian A. Graham, Anne Roulin, Liam Condon, Hilary Green, Pierre Broun, Nteranya Sanginga |
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0106 biological sciences
Crops Agricultural Conservation of Natural Resources Food industry 01 natural sciences Agricultural economics Food Supply Soil Agriculture Multidisciplinary Humans Micronutrients Agricultural productivity Productivity Food security Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Botany Agriculture 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences World population food security Plants sustainability Chemistry Applied plant science Food Science & Technology Sustainability Perspective 040103 agronomy & agriculture nutrition security 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Food systems Business Corrigendum Nutritive Value Agronomy and Crop Science 010606 plant biology & botany Food Science Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jsfa.7734 |
| Popis: | The health and wellbeing of future generations will depend on humankind's ability to deliver sufficient nutritious food to a world population in excess of 9 billion. Feeding this many people by 2050 will require science‐based solutions that address sustainable agricultural productivity and enable healthful dietary patterns in a more globally equitable way. This topic was the focus of a multi‐disciplinary international conference hosted by Nestlé in June 2015, and provides the inspiration for the present article. The conference brought together a diverse range of expertise and organisations from the developing and industrialised world, all with a common interest in safeguarding the future of food. This article provides a snapshot of three of the recurring topics that were discussed during this conference: soil health, plant science and the future of farming practice. Crop plants and their cultivation are the fundamental building blocks for a food secure world. Whether these are grown for food or feed for livestock, they are the foundation of food and nutrient security. Many of the challenges for the future of food will be faced where the crops are grown: on the farm. Farmers need to plant the right crops and create the right conditions to maximise productivity (yield) and quality (e.g. nutritional content), whilst maintaining the environment, and earning a living. New advances in science and technology can provide the tools and know‐how that will, together with a more entrepreneurial approach, help farmers to meet the inexorable demand for the sustainable production of nutritious foods for future generations. © 2015 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry. |
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