Agricultural biotechnology for sustainable food security
Agata Tyczewska1, Tomasz Twardowski2, Ewa Woźniak-Gientka2
1Laboratory of Animal Model Organisms, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 61-704 Poznan, Poland.
Abstract:
Of late, global food security has been under threat by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the recent military conflict in Eastern Europe. This article presents the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals and the European Green Deal related to achieving food security and sustainable development in European Union (EU) agriculture, taking the aforementioned threats into account. In addition, it discusses the future of plant agricultural biotechnology and artificial intelligence (AI) systems, considering their potential for reaching the goal of food security. Paradoxically, the present challenging situation may allow politicians and stakeholders of the EU to realize opportunities and use the potential of the biotechnology sector.
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