The Food Crisis and New Technologies

The present crisis in global economy, the issue of cli mate change and the fast-growing world population, leading to increased demand of food, are signifiant factors reinforcing moves towards inclusive technology developments. Increasing population and consumption growth will lead to the increasing global demand for food, as well. The growing competition for land, water, and energy affct food production capability, entailing the necessity for reducing the effcts of overexploita tion of food system on the environment (1).