Radically Rethinking Agriculture for the 21st Century

By Nina V. Fedoroff, D. Battisti, R. Beachy, P. Cooper, D. Fischhoff, C. N. Hodges, V. Knauf, David B. Lobell, B. Mazur, D. Molden and 6 more. Science, 2010

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Population growth, arable land and fresh water limits, and climate change have profound implications for the ability of agriculture to meet this century’s demands for food, feed, fiber, and fuel while reducing the environmental impact of their production. Success depends on the acceptance and use of contemporary molecular techniques, as well as the increasing development of farming systems that use saline water and integrate nutrient flows.

Subfields: Plant Science

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Saline agriculture in the 21st century: using salt contaminated resources to cope food requirements. (2012, neutral): “An environmental and important good of such research is to increase the efficiency of crops nitrogen uptake and use, due to nitrogenous compounds in fertilizers being the main contributors to waterway eutrophication and greenhouse gas emissions [64].”
Sustainable intensification in agricultural systems. (2014, background): “Fedoroff (2010) call for an ‘authoritative assessment’ of GM safety, including protein safety, gene stability, toxicity, nutritional value, allergenicity, gene flow and impacts on other organisms.”
Abiotic stress signaling and responses in plants (2016, background): “The adverse effects of these abiotic stresses are exacerbated by climate change, which has been predicted to result in an increased frequency of extreme weather (Fedoroff et al., 2010).”
Bacterial-mediated drought tolerance: Current and future prospects (2016, background): “In addition, when transgenic crops reach the market, their success is not guaranteed as consumer response to genetically modified crop products varies among different countries (Fedoroff et al., 2010).”
Advances in plant disease and pest management (2010, neutral): “…is regrettable as, contrary to the public perception, transgenic crops can have environmental and health benefits, for example, through reduction in use of herbicides and pesticides (Fedoroff et al. 2010), and could easily be incorporated into integrated pest management systems (Kos et al. 2009).”
Impacts of genetically engineered crops on pesticide use in the U.S. -- the first sixteen years (2012, background): “Net reductions in pesticide use, encompassing changes in both herbicide and insecticide kilograms/pounds applied, are among the purported claims of GE crops [3-5].”
Integrated soil–crop system management for food security (2011, background): “Since the mid-1980s in the United States and the 1990s in rapid developing countries, increasing attention has been given to research approaches that usemolecular genetics and biotechnology to produce higher-yielding or better-protected crop varieties (7, 8, 33).”
Where are the best opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the food system (including the food chain) (2011, background): “A focus on raising yields of the most commercially productive crops may mean that crops widely used by the world’s poorest and most marginal farmers are neglected (IAASTD, 2009; Lobell et al., 2008).”
Trends in Global Agricultural Land Use: Implications for Environmental Health and Food Security. (2018, background): “Some scholars advocate for new technological systems, such as genetic modification (51) or vertical farming (37), while others argue for organic agriculture (11) or local food systems (70).”
Agricultural technologies for climate change in developing countries: Policy options for innovation and technology diffusion (2012, background): “Biotechnology stands out as a promising set of tools to facilitate the development of traits and varieties that could help to mitigate and adapt to climate change (Fedoroff et al., 2010).”
Comprehending crystalline β-carotene accumulation by comparing engineered cell models and the natural carotenoid-rich system of citrus (2011, neutral): “Higher yields must also be achieved on lands that are already under agricultural production, with fewer inputs such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and fresh water (Fedoroff et al., 2010).”
Heat stress in grain legumes during reproductive and grain-filling phases (2017, background): “The changingclimate is expected to threaten the agricultural industry in coming years with high food prices (Fedoroff et al. 2010).”
Identifying targets and agents of selection: innovative methods to evaluate the processes that contribute to local adaptation (2017, background): “Crop species vary in their response to climate change, yet general trends indicate that increasing temperatureand alteredprecipitation patterns will reduce agriculture productivity (Fedoroff et al.2010).”
The Realized Yield Effect of Genetically Engineered Crops: U.S. Maize and Soybean (2013, background): “Notwithstanding, the GE technology innovativeness, vis-à-vis traditional crop breeding, is held by many as the more likely way to emulate past successes such as hybrid maize and the Green Revolution (Fedoroff et al., 2010).”