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1. How much will world population increase by 2050? 2. What does food security mean? 3. How much food does the UK import?
5. How
many
people
are
estimated
to
be
under-nourished?
6. Why
isnt
using
more
land
a
viable
option
to
increase
food
security?
7. Whats
the
best
solution?
And
what
is
the
example
given?
8. What
we
need
to
do
is:
a)
Invest
in
W___________
C_______________
and
I_________________
b)
Look
after
our
S______________
c)
Invest
in
S__________________
S___________________
d)
Invest
in
C__________________
N____________________
e)
Invest
in
S__________________
M_____________________
P_____________________
9. It
will
require
more
than
science.
What
will
it
need?
10. Is
it
the
same
solution
across
the
world?
If
not,
why
not?
11. Its
complex
issue
of
S_____________,
T______________,
S____________
and
E___________
change.
12. Whats
the
choice?
13.
Critical
thinking
what
do
you
think
about
this
video?
Is
it
possible
to
improve
productivity?
What
are
the
possible
consequences
of
growing
more
food?
Shouldnt
we
control
population?
Whos
going
to
pay
for
all
the
research?
Your
ideas
too.
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Introduction
1 world
population
increase
50%
by
2050
/3
billion
extra
mouths
to
feed
food
/prevent
a
repeat
of
the
price
rises
of
2008.
Professor
Ian
Crute,
Chief
Scientist,
Agriculture
and
Horticulture
Development
Board
2 Food
security
=
sufficient
access
to
food
for
a
healthy
diet
not
to
have
anxiety
about
where
their
next
meal
is
coming
from.
Food
shortages
=price
increases.
3
The
UK
imports
more
than
30%
of
its
food&
rising.
Worlds
food
problems
=
Britains
problems.
Professor
Philip
Lowe,
Programme
Director,
Centre
for
Rural
Economy
4 UK
depend
on
extended
food
supply
chains
avulnerable
to
war,
to
outbreaks
of
banimal
or
c plant
diseases.
5
Today,
over
a
billion
chronically
under
nourished.
Food
demand
is
set
to
double
by
the
year
2050.
Using
more
land
is
not
a
viable
option.
Professor
Ian
Crute,
Chief
Scientist,
Agriculture
and
Horticulture
Development
Board
6 cultivate
more
land,
have
impact
on
climate
change,
forests
are
removed,
grassland
is
ploughed;
this
is
not
the
right
solution.
7
Professor Douglas Kell, Chief Executive, BBSRC 19th century wheat yields =1 tonne per hectare,= 8x. need to double again e.g; 7maize in the USA and now we need to do it with wheat in the UK are resistant to diseases. improve all aspects of sustainable food production using the same amount of land. Professor Ian Crute, Chief Scientist, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board 8 investing in awater capture /irrigation capability particularly /blooking after our soils /cinvesting in soil science, dcrop nutrition and esoil management practices Professor Douglas Kell, Chief Executive, BBSRC New science, new genetics, genomics, genome sequencing, modern plant breeding techniques
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To
deliver
the
food
security
agenda
we
must
collaborate
across
disciplines
and
across
borders.
Professor
Ian
Crute,
Chief
Scientist,
Agriculture
and
Horticulture
Development
Board
huge
endeavour
require
more
than
science.
It
is
a
communication
and
a
transfer
process
-,
knowledge
for
improved
practices.
Professor
Douglas
Kell,
Chief
Executive,
BBSRC
10 solution
in
the
UK
different
from
a
solution
in
Africa,
USA,
France
and
the
Far
East.
The
crops
are
different,
the
climatic
conditions
are
different
and
we
each
have
to
talk
to
each
other.
Professor
Philip
Lowe,
Programme
Director,
Centre
for
Rural
Economy
11 complex
issue
of
science,
technology
and
social
and
economic
change.
Science
can
provide
many
of
the
answers.
But
its
crucial
it
works
hand
in
hand
with
industry
so
research
can
be
translated
to
the
field
Professor
Philip
Lowe
12 The
choice.
Put
things
right
now
and
overcome
great
inequalities
of
food
production
/distribution
or
we
have
a
world
in
which
we
have
hunger
sitting
beside
problems
of
obesity.
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