Demonstrating the benefit of agricultural biotechnology in developing countries by bridging the public and private sectors

Michael O Itam; Sessen D Iohannes; Marc Albertsen; Maria Andrade; Gilbert Arap Bor; Kwesi Atta-Krah; Robert Bertram; Eric Danquah; Diana M Horvath; Todd Jones; Edith Mugehu; Ihuoma Okwuonu; Amandla Ooko-Ombaka; Richard J Roberts; Inez Slamet-Loedin; Leena Tripathi; Benjamin Ewa Ubi; Rajeev K Varshney; Vittorio Venturi; Robert Zeigler; Henry Wagaba; Kate M Creasey Krainer

doi:10.1038/s41477-023-01604-9

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Demonstrating the benefit of agricultural biotechnology in developing countries by bridging the public and private sectors

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Demonstrating the benefit of agricultural biotechnology in developing countries by bridging the public and private sectors

Michael O Itam, Sessen D Iohannes, Marc Albertsen, Maria Andrade, Gilbert Arap Bor, Kwesi Atta-Krah, Robert Bertram, Eric Danquah, Diana M Horvath, Todd Jones, …

Nature plants

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-023-01604-9

PMID: 38151530

Abstract

Currently, hunger affects nearly 12 per cent of the world’s population — 4 per cent more than in 2015, when the United Nations launched the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. If all scientific knowledge and technological innovation in crop development were readily available and globally adopted, could zero hunger have been achieved by 2030? Most people recognize the potential for agricultural biotechnology to contribute to food security. However, there has been limited application and adoption of new crop varieties in countries that are disproportionately affected by malnutrition and food insecurity.

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Title: Demonstrating the benefit of agricultural biotechnology in developing countries by bridging the public and private sectors
Authors/Creators: Michael O Itam - Clemson University
Sessen D Iohannes - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Marc Albertsen - Albertsen Crop Genetics for Humanity, Johnston, IA, USA
Maria Andrade - CIP-Mozambique, International Potato Center, Maputo, Mozambique
Gilbert Arap Bor - Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Kwesi Atta-Krah - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria
Robert Bertram - United States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, USA
Eric Danquah - University of Ghana
Diana M Horvath - 2Blades Foundation
Todd Jones - Corteva (United States)
Edith Mugehu - Cornell University
Ihuoma Okwuonu - National Root Crops Research Institute
Amandla Ooko-Ombaka - McKinsey & Company, Nairobi, Kenya
Richard J Roberts - New England BioLabs, Ipswich, MA, USA
Inez Slamet-Loedin - International Rice Research Institute
Leena Tripathi - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Benjamin Ewa Ubi - Tottori University
Rajeev K Varshney - Murdoch University, Food Futures Institute
Vittorio Venturi - International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy
Robert Zeigler - , Portland, OR, USA
Henry Wagaba - National Agricultural Research Organisation
Kate M Creasey Krainer - Musculoskeletal Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation
Publication Details: Nature plants
Publisher: Springer Nature
Identifiers: 991005624669407891
Murdoch Affiliation: Centre for Crop and Food Innovation; State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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