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Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Government•Kenilworth, United Kingdom•
About: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board is a government organization based out in Kenilworth, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Sustainability. The organization has 49 authors who have published 70 publications receiving 10086 citations. The organization is also known as: AHDB.
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TL;DR: A multifaceted and linked global strategy is needed to ensure sustainable and equitable food security, different components of which are explored here.
Abstract: Continuing population and consumption growth will mean that the global demand for food will increase for at least another 40 years. Growing competition for land, water, and energy, in addition to the overexploitation of fisheries, will affect our ability to produce food, as will the urgent requirement to reduce the impact of the food system on the environment. The effects of climate change are a further threat. But the world can produce more food and can ensure that it is used more efficiently and equitably. A multifaceted and linked global strategy is needed to ensure sustainable and equitable food security, different components of which are explored here.
9,125 citations
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TL;DR: The collected papers suggest that major advances in sustainable food production and availability can be achieved with the concerted application of current technologies (given sufficient political will), and the importance of investing in research sooner rather than later to enable the food system to cope with both known and unknown challenges in the coming decades.
Abstract: Although food prices in major world markets are at or near a historical low, there is increasing concern about food security-the ability of the world to provide healthy and environmentally sustainable diets for all its peoples. This article is an introduction to a collection of reviews whose authors were asked to explore the major drivers affecting the food system between now and 2050. A first set of papers explores the main factors affecting the demand for food (population growth, changes in consumption patterns, the effects on the food system of urbanization and the importance of understanding income distributions) with a second examining trends in future food supply (crops, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture, and 'wild food'). A third set explores exogenous factors affecting the food system (climate change, competition for water, energy and land, and how agriculture depends on and provides ecosystem services), while the final set explores cross-cutting themes (food system economics, food wastage and links with health). Two of the clearest conclusions that emerge from the collected papers are that major advances in sustainable food production and availability can be achieved with the concerted application of current technologies (given sufficient political will), and the importance of investing in research sooner rather than later to enable the food system to cope with both known and unknown challenges in the coming decades.
570 citations
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University of Essex1, University of Cambridge2, International Center for Tropical Agriculture3, United States Department of Agriculture4, University of Wisconsin-Madison5, CABI6, Department for International Development7, University of East Anglia8, University of Otago9, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association10, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board11, University of Bern12, Bangor University13, University of Matanzas14, University of Oxford15, Chiang Mai University16, University of Sussex17, Secretariat of the Pacific Community18, Millennium Institute19, CGIAR20, Fara21, Ohio State University22, City University London23, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources24, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills25, International Water Management Institute26, Wageningen University and Research Centre27, Indian Institute of Science28, University of the Philippines Los Baños29, University College Cork30, Fujian Normal University31, South China Agricultural University32, World Agroforestry Centre33, University of Aberdeen34, University of Colorado Boulder35, University of Victoria36, University of California, Davis37, International Institute for Environment and Development38, United Nations39, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds40
TL;DR: The UK Government's Foresight Global Food and Farming Futures project as mentioned in this paper aims to improve dialogue and understanding between agricultural research and policy by identifying the 100 most important questions for global agriculture.
Abstract: Despite a significant growth in food production over the past half-century, one of the most important challenges facing society today is how to feed an expected population of some nine billion by the middle of the 20th century. To meet the expected demand for food without significant increases in prices, it has been estimated that we need to produce 70-100 per cent more food, in light of the growing impacts of climate change, concerns over energy security, regional dietary shifts and the Millennium Development target of halving world poverty and hunger by 2015. The goal for the agricultural sector is no longer simply to maximize productivity, but to optimize across a far more complex landscape of production, rural development, environmental, social justice and food consumption outcomes. However, there remain significant challenges to developing national and international policies that support the wide emergence of more sustainable forms of land use and efficient agricultural production. The lack of information flow between scientists, practitioners and policy makers is known to exacerbate the difficulties, despite increased emphasis upon evidence-based policy. In this paper, we seek to improve dialogue and understanding between agricultural research and policy by identifying the 100 most important questions for global agriculture. These have been compiled using a horizon-scanning approach with leading experts and representatives of major agricultural organizations worldwide. The aim is to use sound scientific evidence to inform decision making and guide policy makers in the future direction of agricultural research priorities and policy support. If addressed, we anticipate that these questions will have a significant impact on global agricultural practices worldwide, while improving the synergy between agricultural policy, practice and research. This research forms part of the UK Government's Foresight Global Food and Farming Futures project.
467 citations
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TL;DR: This review explores how imaging techniques are being developed with a focus on deployment for crop monitoring methods and the use of hyperspectral imaging and how this is being utilised to find additional information about plant health, and the ability to predict onset of disease.
Abstract: This review explores how imaging techniques are being developed with a focus on deployment for crop monitoring methods. Imaging applications are discussed in relation to both field and glasshouse-based plants, and techniques are sectioned into ‘healthy and diseased plant classification’ with an emphasis on classification accuracy, early detection of stress, and disease severity. A central focus of the review is the use of hyperspectral imaging and how this is being utilised to find additional information about plant health, and the ability to predict onset of disease. A summary of techniques used to detect biotic and abiotic stress in plants is presented, including the level of accuracy associated with each method.
324 citations
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TL;DR: Evaluations were tested by using imputed actual genotypes and August 2008 phenotypes to predict deregressed evaluations of US bulls proven after August 2008, and the observed 0.4 percentage point average increase in reliability was less favorable than the 0.9 expected from simulation but was similar to actual gains from other HD studies.
187 citations
Authors
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Paul Neve | 32 | 78 | 3643 |
I. R. Crute | 30 | 58 | 11853 |
Nicola Harrison | 13 | 22 | 639 |
Amanda J. Bennett | 10 | 12 | 581 |
Jenny Gibbons | 5 | 8 | 87 |
M. S. Winters | 4 | 13 | 288 |
K. Stoddart | 4 | 4 | 76 |
Derek Armstrong | 3 | 5 | 23 |
Jon Knight | 3 | 5 | 182 |
Phil J. Hadley | 3 | 4 | 64 |
K Bond | 3 | 3 | 30 |
Paul Gosling | 2 | 2 | 31 |
K R Matthews | 2 | 2 | 32 |
S. J. P. Oxley | 2 | 2 | 27 |
Robert J. Saville | 2 | 3 | 8 |