29 Aug 2011We have seen a number of articles lately about food security, highlighting the rising cost of food and the growing world population. Boom and bust cycles are nothing new in agriculture, but we are now moving to an era where demand appears to outstrip supply and will do so for the foreseeable future.
Somalia serves as an unfortunate reminder that we simply must grow more food.
Farmers are up to the challenge of doing this with the help of plant science technologies. As farmers are out in their fields harvesting, it's a good time to remember that Canada is on the leading edge of innovative farm practices that help farmers grow more food on less land, using less water.
http://greenbio.checkbiotech.org/news/farmers_require_tools_feed_all_worlds_hungry
