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Food Security is National Security
The devastating impact of natural disasters and climate extremes in recent years has exposed the fragility of our global food system, and the fact that food security is inextricably linked to national security.

Plant science critical to planet under pressure
UN experts have called for a transformation of the global economy, based on an 'evergreen revolution' which will double agricultural productivity while reducing resource use and avoiding further biodiversity losses.

Hi-tech agriculture needed to tackle food poverty crisis
As MPs at Westminster discussed the issue of rising food prices and the impact of food poverty on the diets of lower income households, the Crop Protection Association has moved to highlight the critical role of modern, science-based agriculture in safeguarding the long-term availability and affordability of our food supply.

Food security the greatest challenge facing the future of mankind
Delegates and speakers at this week’s Chatham House conference – ‘Food Security 2011: Transforming the Food Production System’ - highlighted the critical role of scientific innovation in delivering a two-fold increase in agricultural productivity over the next 40 years.

New EU science champion must support innovation in agriculture
The appointment of top UK scientist Professor Anne Glover to the newly-created role of EU Chief Scientific Officer is a positive signal that Europe is serious about the role of science and technology in addressing future global challenges. Welcoming the appointment, Crop Protection Association chief executive Dominic Dyer highlighted the urgent need for Europe to adopt a more evidence-based, enabling approach to the use of scientific innovation in agriculture and food production as a top priority for Professor Glover in her new role.