How we use land and feed a growing global population, and the burden we place on natural habitats in pursuit of nutrition, will again take centre stage at the annual global climate change conference, COP29, in November.
COP29 will look towards new and emerging technologies to create climate resilience in agricultural and food production systems. The Conference of the Parties will likely try to answer these questions: How can we best use technology to provide nutrition to our global population in times of climate change? How can we do this while minimising or reversing the impact that food production industries have on the planet?
I am a plant biotechnologist who works with teams of specialists to identify and propagate plant species of superior genes. We do this in order to meet the needs of food security and conservation in a changing climate.
