Feeding the World- the New Imperative for Interdisciplinary Systems Science

SPEAKER

Prof. Marion Harris
LE STUDIUM FELLOW 
FROM : 
North Dakota State University, USA

IN RESIDENCE AT: 
CNRS / University François-Rabelais Tours - Research Institute for the Biology of Insect (IRBI)

Topics :

• The world's growing population have created a goal for researchers: by 2050, a 70% increase in agricultural production will be needed to feed the world.
• A shift in research priorities and methodologies is needed to meet this goal.
• Knowledge now needs to be built across disciplines using systems methodologies.
• The challenges of developing this new approach are discussed for a particular problem in agriculture- protecting plants against the biotic stress caused by pathogens, nematodes, insects, and mites.

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