The role of scientists in policy making for more sustainable agriculture

Oana Dima; Dirk Inzé

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.090

The role of scientists in policy making for more sustainable agriculture

Curr Biol. 2021 Mar 8;31(5):R218-R220. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.090.

Authors

Oana Dima¹, Dirk Inzé²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
² Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: dirk.inze@psb.vib-ugent.be.

PMID: 33689712
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.090

Abstract

Dima and Inzé discuss how Europe is lagging behind in embracing the potential of genome editing in crops and highlight how scientists can contribute to advising on effective science-based policies for more sustainable agriculture through genome editing.

MeSH terms

Crop Production* / methods
Crop Production* / trends
Crops, Agricultural* / genetics
Europe
Gene Editing
Policy Making*
Research Personnel*
Sustainable Development* / trends