Abstract
Climate change threatens our global crop production capacity and jeopardizes our ability to achieve the food security targets. To feed the global population in the next two decades, crop production needs to double in resource‐constrained agricultural settings amid growing climate uncertainties. Enhanced adoption of cutting‐edge genomic technologies and crop breeding strategies will be crucial to achieve sustainable stress management, besides non‐genetic means and optimized agronomic management practices. Also, diversification of farming systems, improved delivery systems, and reduced post‐harvest losses will contribute to realize the potential of new crop technologies in stressed environments. Forging international collaborations involving multidisciplinary research teams is imperative to bridge the crop performance gap between experimental settings and farmers’ fields.