01883nas a2200193   4500008004100000020001400041245007800055210006900133260001200202300001200214490000800226520135100234653001901585653001601604653001101620653001501631100001901646856002401665       2010                        eng d  a0962-843600aFood security: contributions from science to a new and greener revolution0 aFood security contributions from science to a new and greener re  c2010///  a61 - 710 v3653 aThere is an intrinsic link between the challenge we face to ensure food security through the twenty-first century and other global issues, most notably climate change, population growth and the need to sustainably manage the world’s rapidly growing demand for energy and water. Our progress in reducing global poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals will be determined to a great extent by how coherently these long-term challenges are tackled. A key question is whether we can feed a future nine billion people equitably, healthily and sustainably. Science and technology can make a major contribution, by providing practical solutions. Securing this contribution requires that high priority be attached both to research and to facilitating the real world deployment of existing and emergent technologies. Put simply, we need a new, ’greener revolution’. Important areas for focus include: crop improvement; smarter use of water and fertilizers; new pesticides and their effective management to avoid resistance problems; introduction of novel non-chemical approaches to crop protection; reduction of post-harvest losses; and more sustainable livestock and marine production. Techniques and technologies from many disciplines, ranging from biotechnology and engineering to newer fields such as nanotechnology, will be needed10aCLIMATE-CHANGE10adevelopment10aGROWTH10aPROTECTION1 aBeddington, J.  uISI:000272647200008