Farmers worldwide are increasingly faced with the challenge of judiciously using natural resources while feeding a growing population despite climate change and other extreme growing conditions. Sustainable agricultural practices are essential to ensuring the production of high-quality foods while preserving natural resources for future generations. Innovations in plant biotechnology will enable more efficient use of water, nutrients, and maintain soil quality, and preserve natural lands. Science-based regulatory and policy frameworks, as well as capacity-building, are necessary to support continued agricultural research and development and the delivery of sustainable agricultural innovations to the marketplace. This session will review the sustainable agriculture product pipeline and the enabling policy environment needed to support best agricultural practices.

Plant biotechnology for sustainable agriculture: Research and development and an enabling policy framework

242nd National Meeting (2011)

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