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1265: 100 questions for global agriculture

This paper is summarised from ‘The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture’ Professor Jules Pretty and an international team of experts and representatives of major agricultural organizations. Their research forms part of the UK Government’s Foresight Global Food and Farming Futures project, is published in the International Journal of Agricultural Sustanability

Year of Publication2011

Improved dialogue and information flow between policy makers, scientists and farmers is vital if agriculture is to deal with population growth, dietary shifts, energy insecurity and climate change. Evidence-based policy will be essential to overcoming the lack of understanding between agricultural research and policy direction and to improve collaboration in the sector as a whole. What is needed is many paths of sustainable intensification based on a wide variety of systems tailored to fit local circumstances

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• Subject Collection > Food & drink
• Subject Collection > Rural policy & development
• Subject Collection > Information technologies
• Subject Collection > Environmental impact

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world agriculture