The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture

• Published in: International journal of agricultural sustainability Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 219 - 236
• Main Authors: Pretty, Jules, Sutherland, William J., Ashby, Jacqueline, Auburn, Jill, Baulcombe, David, Bell, Michael, Bentley, Jeffrey, Bickersteth, Sam, Brown, Katrina, Burke, Jacob, Campbell, Hugh, Chen, Kevin, Crowley, Eve, Crute, Ian, Dobbelaere, Dirk, Edwards-Jones, Gareth, Funes-Monzote, Fernando, Godfray, H. Charles J., Griffon, Michel, Gypmantisiri, Phrek, Haddad, Lawrence, Halavatau, Siosiua, Herren, Hans, Holderness, Mark, Izac, Anne-Marie, Jones, Monty, Koohafkan, Parviz, Lal, Rattan, Lang, Timothy, McNeely, Jeffrey, Mueller, Alexander, Nisbett, Nicholas, Noble, Andrew, Pingali, Prabhu, Pinto, Yvonne, Rabbinge, Rudy, Ravindranath, N. H., Rola, Agnes, Roling, Niels, Sage, Colin, Settle, William, Sha, J. M., Shiming, Luo, Simons, Tony, Smith, Pete, Strzepeck, Kenneth, Swaine, Harry, Terry, Eugene, Tomich, Thomas P., Toulmin, Camilla, Trigo, Eduardo, Twomlow, Stephen, Vis, Jan Kees, Wilson, Jeremy, Pilgrim, Sarah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.2010; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: 20th century; agricultural industry; Agricultural management; Agricultural policy; Agricultural production; Agricultural research; biodiversity; climate change; Collaboration; conservation; Councils; Decision making; Emissions; energy; experts; Farmers; Farming; farming systems; food consumption; Food prices; food production; food security; global agriculture; green-revolution; horizon scanning; Hunger; international policy and programs; Land use; landforms; landscapes; management; policy; poverty; Prices; R&D; Research & development; research policy; research questions; Rural development; Science; Social justice; Society; sustainability; United Kingdom; United Kingdom

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 pr...