NIAB Innovation Farm

Food security

Food securityChallenge

Global food supplies need to increase by 50% over the next 20 years to keep pace with the demands of a growing world population.

Solutions

Plant breeders, researchers, farmers, agri-business and government are working to provide a sustainable supply of food which is affordable, nutritious and safe.

NIAB Innovation Farm demonstrations include:

  • Increasing crop yields
  • Extended seasonality and quality of produce, e.g. field onions
  • Improving year-round supply
    • changes in maturity, e.g. reduced pod shatter in Oilseed Rape
    • improving stress tolerance, e.g. frost resistance in field vegetables
  • Extending crop’s geographical area
    • shorter crop life-cycle, e.g. in forage maize
  • Improving nutritional content or end-use, e.g. cereals with different starch properties