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author Pretty, Jules N.
Sutherland, W.J.
Ashby, Jacqueline A.
Auburn, J.
Baulcombe, D.C.
Bell, M.
Bentley, J.W.
Bickersteth, S.
Brown, K.
Burke, J.
Campbell, H.
Chen, Kevin Z.
Crowley, E.L.
Crute, I.
Dobbelaere, D.A.E.
Edwards-Jones, G.
Funes-Monzote, F.
Godfray, H. Charles J.
Griffon, M.
Gypmantisiri, P.
Haddad, Lawrence
Halavatau, S.
Herren, H.
Holderness, M.
Izac, A.M.N.
Jones, M.
Koohafkan, P.
Lal, R.
Lang, T.
McNeely, J.
Mueller, A.
Nisbett, N.
Noble, A.D.
Pingali, Prabhu L.
Pinto, Y.
Rabbinge, Rudy
Ravindranath, N.H.
Rola, A.
Roling, N.
Sage, C.
Settle, W.
Sha, J.M.
Shiming, L.
Simons, T.
Smith, Pete
Strzepek, Kenneth M.
Swaine, H.
Terry, Eugene R.
Tomich, Thomas P.
Toulmin, C.
Trigo, Eduardo
Twomlow, Stephen
Vis, J.K.
Wilson, J.
Pilgrim, S.
author_browse Ashby, Jacqueline A.
Auburn, J.
Baulcombe, D.C.
Bell, M.
Bentley, J.W.
Bickersteth, S.
Brown, K.
Burke, J.
Campbell, H.
Chen, Kevin Z.
Crowley, E.L.
Crute, I.
Dobbelaere, D.A.E.
Edwards-Jones, G.
Funes-Monzote, F.
Godfray, H. Charles J.
Griffon, M.
Gypmantisiri, P.
Haddad, Lawrence
Halavatau, S.
Herren, H.
Holderness, M.
Izac, A.M.N.
Jones, M.
Koohafkan, P.
Lal, R.
Lang, T.
McNeely, J.
Mueller, A.
Nisbett, N.
Noble, A.D.
Pilgrim, S.
Pingali, Prabhu L.
Pinto, Y.
Pretty, Jules N.
Rabbinge, Rudy
Ravindranath, N.H.
Rola, A.
Roling, N.
Sage, C.
Settle, W.
Sha, J.M.
Shiming, L.
Simons, T.
Smith, Pete
Strzepek, Kenneth M.
Sutherland, W.J.
Swaine, H.
Terry, Eugene R.
Tomich, Thomas P.
Toulmin, C.
Trigo, Eduardo
Twomlow, Stephen
Vis, J.K.
Wilson, J.
author_facet Pretty, Jules N.
Sutherland, W.J.
Ashby, Jacqueline A.
Auburn, J.
Baulcombe, D.C.
Bell, M.
Bentley, J.W.
Bickersteth, S.
Brown, K.
Burke, J.
Campbell, H.
Chen, Kevin Z.
Crowley, E.L.
Crute, I.
Dobbelaere, D.A.E.
Edwards-Jones, G.
Funes-Monzote, F.
Godfray, H. Charles J.
Griffon, M.
Gypmantisiri, P.
Haddad, Lawrence
Halavatau, S.
Herren, H.
Holderness, M.
Izac, A.M.N.
Jones, M.
Koohafkan, P.
Lal, R.
Lang, T.
McNeely, J.
Mueller, A.
Nisbett, N.
Noble, A.D.
Pingali, Prabhu L.
Pinto, Y.
Rabbinge, Rudy
Ravindranath, N.H.
Rola, A.
Roling, N.
Sage, C.
Settle, W.
Sha, J.M.
Shiming, L.
Simons, T.
Smith, Pete
Strzepek, Kenneth M.
Swaine, H.
Terry, Eugene R.
Tomich, Thomas P.
Toulmin, C.
Trigo, Eduardo
Twomlow, Stephen
Vis, J.K.
Wilson, J.
Pilgrim, S.
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description 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.
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spelling CGSpace405352025-07-30T18:22:21Z The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture Pretty, Jules N. Sutherland, W.J. Ashby, Jacqueline A. Auburn, J. Baulcombe, D.C. Bell, M. Bentley, J.W. Bickersteth, S. Brown, K. Burke, J. Campbell, H. Chen, Kevin Z. Crowley, E.L. Crute, I. Dobbelaere, D.A.E. Edwards-Jones, G. Funes-Monzote, F. Godfray, H. Charles J. Griffon, M. Gypmantisiri, P. Haddad, Lawrence Halavatau, S. Herren, H. Holderness, M. Izac, A.M.N. Jones, M. Koohafkan, P. Lal, R. Lang, T. McNeely, J. Mueller, A. Nisbett, N. Noble, A.D. Pingali, Prabhu L. Pinto, Y. Rabbinge, Rudy Ravindranath, N.H. Rola, A. Roling, N. Sage, C. Settle, W. Sha, J.M. Shiming, L. Simons, T. Smith, Pete Strzepek, Kenneth M. Swaine, H. Terry, Eugene R. Tomich, Thomas P. Toulmin, C. Trigo, Eduardo Twomlow, Stephen Vis, J.K. Wilson, J. Pilgrim, S. farming food security agricultural policy agricultural research food consumption 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. 2010-11 2014-06-13T14:47:52Z 2014-06-13T14:47:52Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40535 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Pretty, J.; Sutherland, W. J.; Ashby, J.; Auburn, J.; Baulcombe, D.; Bell, M.; Bentley, J.; Bickersteth, S.; Brown, K.; Burke, J.; Campbell, H.; Chen, K.; Crowley, E.; Crute, I.; Dobbelaere, D.; Edwards-Jones, G.; Funes-Monzote, F.; Godfray, H. C. J.; Griffon, M.; Gypmantisiri, P.; Haddad, L.; Halavatau, S.; Herren, H.; Holderness, M.; Izac, A-M.; Jones, M.; Koohafkan, P.; Lal, R.; Lang, T.; McNeely, J.; Mueller, A.; Nisbett, N.; Noble, Andrew; Pingali, P.; Pinto, Y.; Rabbinge, R.; Ravindranath, N. H.; Rola, A.; Roling, N.; Sage, C.; Settle, W.; Sha, J. M.; Shiming, L.; Simons, T.; Smith, P.; Strzepeck, K.; Swaine, H.; Terry, E.; Tomich, T. P.; Toulmin, C.; Trigo, E.; Twomlow, S.; Vis, J. K.; Wilson, J.; Pilgrim, S. 2010. The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 8(4):219-236. doi: https://doi.org/10.3763/ijas.2010.0534
spellingShingle farming
food security
agricultural policy
agricultural research
food consumption
Pretty, Jules N.
Sutherland, W.J.
Ashby, Jacqueline A.
Auburn, J.
Baulcombe, D.C.
Bell, M.
Bentley, J.W.
Bickersteth, S.
Brown, K.
Burke, J.
Campbell, H.
Chen, Kevin Z.
Crowley, E.L.
Crute, I.
Dobbelaere, D.A.E.
Edwards-Jones, G.
Funes-Monzote, F.
Godfray, H. Charles J.
Griffon, M.
Gypmantisiri, P.
Haddad, Lawrence
Halavatau, S.
Herren, H.
Holderness, M.
Izac, A.M.N.
Jones, M.
Koohafkan, P.
Lal, R.
Lang, T.
McNeely, J.
Mueller, A.
Nisbett, N.
Noble, A.D.
Pingali, Prabhu L.
Pinto, Y.
Rabbinge, Rudy
Ravindranath, N.H.
Rola, A.
Roling, N.
Sage, C.
Settle, W.
Sha, J.M.
Shiming, L.
Simons, T.
Smith, Pete
Strzepek, Kenneth M.
Swaine, H.
Terry, Eugene R.
Tomich, Thomas P.
Toulmin, C.
Trigo, Eduardo
Twomlow, Stephen
Vis, J.K.
Wilson, J.
Pilgrim, S.
The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture
title The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture
title_full The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture
title_fullStr The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture
title_full_unstemmed The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture
title_short The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture
title_sort top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture
topic farming
food security
agricultural policy
agricultural research
food consumption
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40535
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