Science Breakthroughs 2030: A Strategy for Food and Agricultural Research
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This report identifies innovative, emerging scientific advances for making the U.S. food and agricultural system more efficient, resilient, and sustainable. This report explores the availability of relatively new scientific developments across all disciplines that could accelerate progress toward these goals.
It identifies the most promising scientific breakthroughs that could have the greatest positive impact on food and agriculture, and that are possible to achieve by 2030. For nearly a century, scientific advances have fueled progress in U.S. agriculture to enable American producers to deliver safe and abundant food domestically and provide a trade surplus in bulk and high-value agricultural commodities and foods.
Today, the U.S. food and agricultural enterprise faces... A study committee, assisted by science panels, will be appointed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to lead the development of an innovative strategy for the future of food and agricultural research, answering the following questions: What are the greatest challenges that food and agriculture is likely to face in the coming decades?
W hat are the greatest foreseeable opportunities for advances in food and agricultural science? W hat fundamental knowledge gaps exist that limit the ability of scientists to respond to these challenges as well as take advantage of the opportunities? W hat general areas of research should be advanced and supported to fill these knowledge gaps?
In the process of addressing these questions, the committee will gather insights from scientists and engineers in the traditional fields of science in food and agriculture, seek ideas from scientists in other disciplines whose knowledge, tools, and techniques might be applied to food and agricultural challenges, and organize interdisciplinary dialogues to uncover novel, potentially transformational, approaches to advancing food and agricultural science.
At the end of its exploration, the study committee will produce a consensus report recommending future research directions in food and agriculture.
The committee will frame its recommendations in the context of the importance and relevance of the science to the public’s interest in the benefits of catalyzing knowledge creation--a sustainable food and fiber supply, better public health, a strengthened natural resource base, and the creation of new economic opportunities and jobs.
Prior to its finalization, the report will be anonymously peer-reviewed, and revised by the study committee before release to the sponsors and the public.
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Board on Environmental Change and Society Peggy Yih (202) 334-3062 [email protected] Our peer-reviewed reports present the evidence-based consensus of committees of experts.
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