Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030 (Paperback)

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 formidable challenges that will test its long-term sustainability, competitiveness, and resilience. On its current path, future productivity in the U.S. agricultural system is likely to come with trade-offs. The success of agriculture is tied to natural systems, and these systems are showing signs of stress, even more so with the change in climate. More than a third of the food produced is unconsumed, an unacceptable loss of food and nutrients at a time of heightened global food demand. Increased food animal production to meet greater demand will generate more greenhouse gas emissions and excess animal waste. The U.S. food supply is generally secure, but is not immune to the costly and deadly shocks of continuing outbreaks of food-borne illness or to the constant threat of pests and pathogens to crops, livestock, and poultry. U.S. farmers and producers are at the front lines and will need more tools to manage the pressures they face. Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030 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 in the next decade (by 2030). Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Crops 3 Animal Agriculture 4 Food Science and Technology 5 Soils 6 Water-Use Efficiency and Productivity 7 Data Science 8 A Systems Approach 9 Strategy for 2030 Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members Appendix B: Open Session Meeting Agendas Appendix C: IdeaBuzz Submissions Synopsis and Contributors

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine • Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education • Board on Environmental Change and Society • Health and Medicine Division • Food and Nutrition Board • Division on Earth and Life Studies • Water Science and Technology Board • Board on Life Sciences • Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate • Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	242
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-47392-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural science Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Industrial chemistry > Food & beverage technology > General
LSN:	0-309-47392-6
Barcode:	9780309473927

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