Increased population levels and climate change will intensify pressures on already stressed food production systems.  The plant biotechnology industry plays a critical role in providing crop varieties that will support both sustainable agriculture and nutritional foods.  Technologies such as low or no-tillage, disease and insect resistance, and use of �big data� and marker assisted breeding to identify higher yielding, more reliable varieties already help develop and maintain sustainable agroecosystems.   Traits under development such as increased nitrogen use efficiency and heat, drought, flood and salt tolerance will decrease the risk of crop loss and make current farmlands more productive.  New varieties with improved fatty acid profiles, increases in vitamin or other nutrient levels, increased storage and shelf life, decreases in mycotoxin levels, and other improvements will contribute to nutritional goals.   The plant biotechnology industry has the research experience and capabilities to  support agricultural sustainability and nutrition goals.

Role of the plant biotechnology industry in sustainable agriculture and nutrition

248th National Meeting (2014)

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