PLANT BIOLOGY, A RESOURCE FOR PROSPERITY

Abstract

Worldwide agriculture is facing many challenges. A fast growing world population, a changing climate and an increasing need for sustainability call for immediate solutions to guarantee environmental, social and economic stability. An important contribution will have to come from innovative plant research. However, despite that there is more and more scientific and political attention for problems related to agriculture, there is still little investment in this field of research. It will be important that this will change and that we start to realize that investing in plant research is an investment in the future of our society.