The future of food

A major threat of climate change is to future food security. With a projected Australian population of 35.9 million in 2050, and rising average temperatures of up to 4°C, how will agricultural science work to feed the future? Should we lean on gene technology or traditional methods? Professor Rachel Burton (Head of the Plant Science Department & Chief Investigator ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology at Waite Campus, University of Adelaide) and Dr Angela Pattison (Research Scientist at the University of Sydney Plant Breeding Institute) join our host Dr Deborah Devis (Geneticist & Science Journalist  at The Royal Institution of Australia) to discuss.
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