Agrifood and net zero

Ryan McGuire; Sharon A Huws; Christine H Foyer; Piers Forster; Melanie Welham; Luke Spadavecchia; Donald Curry; Nigel D Scollan

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2023.02.011

Agrifood and net zero

Trends Plant Sci. 2023 May;28(5):495-497. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.02.011. Epub 2023 Mar 20.

Authors

Ryan McGuire¹, Sharon A Huws², Christine H Foyer³, Piers Forster⁴, Melanie Welham⁵, Luke Spadavecchia⁶, Donald Curry⁷, Nigel D Scollan²

Affiliations

¹ Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, UK. Electronic address: R.Mcguire@qub.ac.uk.
² Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, UK.
³ University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
⁴ University of Leeds, Woodhouse, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
⁵ UK Research and Innovation Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Polaris House, Swindon SN2 1FL, UK.
⁶ Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF, UK.
⁷ House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW, UK.

PMID: 36935267
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.02.011

Abstract

We consider the science, policy, and implementation (science-policy-society interface) issues around the agrifood system and the UK's transition to net zero. We conclude that agrifood policy should become more targeted, and the marriage of top-down and bottom-up approaches is key to co-create a pathway that is plausible for each stakeholder.