1 / 6

Feeding the World

Feeding the World. Protecting Today’s Investments For Tomorrow’s Innovations. Sustainability – Feeding the World. Experts now predict our planet will need to double agricultural output by ______ to feed a growing population.

Download Presentation

Feeding the World

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Feeding the World Protecting Today’s Investments For Tomorrow’s Innovations

  2. Sustainability – Feeding the World • Experts now predict our planet will need to double agricultural output by ______ to feed a growing population. • By some estimates, this means producing more food in the next ______ years than has been grown in the last ______ years. • How can biotechnology play a roll in feeding the world in the future?

  3. Sustainability – Feeding the World • Design the “super plant” • Draw a picture of the plant • Give a brief description of the plant • Explain how the plant will aid in feeding the world in the future

  4. Sustainability – Feeding the World • Product ready for market • $100 million • 7 to 10 years • Calculated investment with risk

  5. Sustainability – Feeding the World • Three groups • Consumers • Agricultural producers • Biotechnology professionals • “Super plant”…

  6. Sustainability – Feeding the World • Use of biotechnology and trait stewardship is an investment in • Science • Innovation • Agriculture • The future!

More Related