Public Forum on 'Putting food on the plate for 9.7 billion: Challenges and Solutions'

Food is one of those things that we can’t simply avoid thinking about every day of our lives, but what about the future? What are we doing now to make food crops more productive and sustainable to ensure there is enough food for the 795 million people who go hungry today and the additional two billion we are expecting by 2050?

In this forum, internationally recognised researchers in the areas of plant science, development, agriculture and public policy will discuss the challenges and potential solutions needed to secure a future with food for everyone.

Join ABC broadcaster Lish Fejer, who will moderate the forum on this unique opportunity to discuss how one of the most critical and complex issues of the 21st century can be addressed, including aspects such as the role of genetic engineering and other modern agricultural technologies, water and land scarcity, climate change and the importance of interdisciplinary approaches.

Speakers: Mellissa Wood (ACIAR), Professor John Evans (ANU and CoETP), Dr Andrew Borrell (University of Queensland and CoETP) and Associate Professor Jamie Pittock (ANU). Moderated by ABC Broadcaster Lish Fejer

Location: Weston Theatre, Level 1, JG Crawford Building 132, Lennox Crossing, ANU

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Presented by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Translational Photosynthesis and the Policy Forum at Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU.

For more information, see Putting food on the plate for 9.7 billion: Challenges and Solutions.