Aligning Policy Design With Science to Achieve Food Security: The Contribution of Genome Editing to Sustainable Agriculture

The need to meet the food demands of the world's growing population is the main challenge to global agricultural policy and economy. Issues in food security require innovative solutions. Modern biotechnology has a significant potential to contribute to food security, wealth, and sustainable development. Genetic engineering offers tools to improve nutrition, increase yield, and enhance crop resilience. New techniques of genome editing provide ample means to overcome limitations inherent in conventional plant breeding, but their industrial applicability depends on regulatory environment, decision making, and public perception. An alignment of goals between science and policy can help realise the potential of modern biotechnology to contribute to food security, wealth, and sustainable development.

• Publication year

  2022

• Venue

  Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

• Publication date

  2022-05-26

• Fields of study

  Not labeled

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3389/fsufs.2022.897643
• External record

  Open on Semantic Scholar

• Source metadata

  Semantic Scholar

• No claims are published for this paper.

• No concepts are published for this paper.

• Climate Change 2022 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

  2023cited by this paper
• Productivity, light interception and radiation use efficiency of organic and conventional arable cropping systems

  2022cited by this paper
• TRANSFORMING FOOD SYSTEMS FOR FOOD SECURITY, IMPROVED NUTRITION AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHY DIETS FOR ALL

  2021cited by this paper
• World Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2021

  2021influential reference
• The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021

  2021cited by this paper
• Innovative high digestibility protein feed materials reducing environmental impact through improved nitrogen-use efficiency in sustainable agriculture.

  2021cited by this paper
• Application of Gene Editing for Climate Change in Agriculture

  2021cited by this paper
• Targeted plant hologenome editing for plant trait enhancement

  2020cited by this paper
• New plant breeding technologies for food security

  2019cited by this paper
• Crassulacean Acid Metabolism Abiotic Stress-Responsive Transcription Factors: a Potential Genetic Engineering Approach for Improving Crop Tolerance to Abiotic Stress

  2019cited by this paper
• Regulation of Genome Editing in Plant Biotechnology

  2019cited by this paper
• The Precautionary Principle in EU Regulation of GMOs: Socio-Economic Considerations and Ethical Implications of Biotechnology

  2019cited by this paper
• Beneficial land use change: Strategic expansion of new biomass plantations can reduce environmental impacts from EU agriculture

  2019cited by this paper
• Heat Shock Proteins: Dynamic Biomolecules to Counter Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stresses

  2019cited by this paper
• Can nudging improve the environmental impact of food supply chain? A systematic review

  2019cited by this paper
• How to include socio-economic considerations in decision-making on agricultural biotechnology? Two models from Kenya and South Africa

  2019cited by this paper
• Challenging the “deficit model” of innovation: Framing policy issues under the innovation imperative

  2019cited by this paper
• Choice architecture interventions to improve diet and/or dietary behaviour by healthcare staff in high-income countries: a systematic review

  2019cited by this paper
• Biofortification of field-grown cassava by engineering expression of an iron transporter and ferritin

  2019cited by this paper
• Collingridge and the dilemma of control: Towards responsible and accountable innovation

  2018cited by this paper
• A global meta-analysis of yield stability in organic and conservation agriculture

  2018cited by this paper
• Behavioural Insights and (Un)healthy Dietary Choices: a Review of Current Evidence

  2018cited by this paper
• Applications and potential of genome editing in crop improvement

  2018cited by this paper
• Mismatch between food sustainability and consumer acceptance toward innovation technologies among Millennial students: The case of Shelf Life Extension

  2018cited by this paper
• Plant breeding and diversity: A troubled relationship?

  2018cited by this paper
• Three frames for innovation policy: R&D, systems of innovation and transformative change

  2018cited by this paper
• Would Consumers Pay More for Nongenetically Modified Menu Items? An Examination of Factors Influencing Diners’ Behavioral Intentions

  2017cited by this paper
• Tiny Microbes, Big Yields: enhancing food crop production with biological solutions

  2017cited by this paper
• Gene Editing and Crop Improvement Using CRISPR-Cas9 System

  2017cited by this paper
• A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of nudging to increase fruit and vegetable choice

  2017cited by this paper
• Reproductive modification in forest plantations: impacts on biodiversity and society

  2017cited by this paper
• Genomics-assisted breeding – A revolutionary strategy for crop improvement

  2017cited by this paper
• Responsible genetic approach to stock restoration, sea ranching and stock enhancement of marine fishes and invertebrates

  2017cited by this paper
• Productivity of organic and conventional arable cropping systems in long-term experiments in Denmark

  2017cited by this paper
• Sustainable Development of Organic Agriculture : Historical Perspectives

  2017cited by this paper
• The rationalization and persistence of organic food beliefs in the face of contrary evidence

  2017cited by this paper
• Horticulture, food security, and the challenge of feeding the world

  2016cited by this paper
• Next-generation precision genome engineering and plant biotechnology

  2016cited by this paper
• Nudging healthier food and beverage choices through salience and priming. Evidence from a systematic review

  2016cited by this paper
• Genome engineering and plant breeding: impact on trait discovery and development

  2016cited by this paper
• Commercial Crop Yields Reveal Strengths and Weaknesses for Organic Agriculture in the United States

  2016cited by this paper
• CRISPR/Cas9: a promising way to exploit genetic variation in plants

  2016cited by this paper
• Nudging consumers towards healthier choices: a systematic review of positional influences on food choice.

  2016cited by this paper
• Mapping the integrative field: taking stock of socio-technical collaborations

  2015cited by this paper
• Public Acceptance of Plant Biotechnology and GM Crops

  2015cited by this paper
• Diversification practices reduce organic to conventional yield gap

  2015cited by this paper
• Achieving Water and Food Security in 2050: Outlook, Policies, and Investments

  2015cited by this paper
• An agenda for assessing and improving conservation impacts of sustainability standards in tropical agriculture

  2015cited by this paper
• Genome editing for crop improvement: Challenges and opportunities.

  2015cited by this paper
• One Man's Meat … 2050? Ruminations on Future Meat Demand in the Context of Global Warming

  2015cited by this paper
• Food Waste: The Role of Date Labels, Package Size, and Product Category

  2015cited by this paper
• Public policy for long-term societal challenges? The reframing of policy narratives and the ?Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe?

  2015cited by this paper
• Plant diversity, organization, function and improvement

  2015cited by this paper
• Feasibility of new breeding techniques for organic farming.

  2015cited by this paper
• Organic Farming, Prototype for Sustainable Agricultures

  2014cited by this paper
• The Perfect Storm—Genetic Engineering, Science, and Ethics

  2014cited by this paper
• Economic Impact of GM Hysteria on EU Feed Market

  2013cited by this paper
• Attitude gaps between conventional plant breeding crops and genetically modified crops, and psychological models determining the acceptance of the two crops

  2013cited by this paper
• What is Special about Marketing Organic Products? How Organic Assortment, Price, and Promotions Drive Retailer Performance

  2013cited by this paper
• Framing GM Crops as a Food Security Solution.

  2013cited by this paper
• Food sustainability: problems, perspectives and solutions

  2013cited by this paper
• Midstream Modulation in Biotechnology Industry: Redefining What is ‘Part of the Job’ of Researchers in Industry

  2013cited by this paper
• World agriculture towards 2030/2050: the 2012 revision

  2012cited by this paper
• National Contexts Matter: The Co-Evolution of Sustainability Standards in Global Value Chains

  2012cited by this paper
• Re-orienting crop improvement for the changing climatic conditions of the 21st century

  2012cited by this paper
• Chapter 2:Global Soils: Preserving the Capacity for Food Production

  2012cited by this paper
• Primary forests are irreplaceable for sustaining tropical biodiversity

  2011cited by this paper
• Effect of agriculture and presence of American beaver Castor canadensis on winter biodiversity of mammals

  2011cited by this paper
• Advisory food labels: consumers with allergies need more than “traces” of information

  2011cited by this paper
• Agricultural biotechnology for crop improvement in a variable climate: hope or hype?

  2011cited by this paper
• Solutions for a cultivated planet

  2011cited by this paper
• Projections of when temperature change will exceed 2 °C above pre-industrial levels

  2011cited by this paper
• Food, Hunger, and Insecurity

  2010cited by this paper
• Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People

  2010cited by this paper
• Breeding Technologies to Increase Crop Production in a Changing World

  2010cited by this paper
• Evaluating Oversight Systems for Emerging Technologies: A Case Study of Genetically Engineered Organisms

  2009cited by this paper
• Genetically Modified Plants: Assessing Safety and Managing Risk

  2009cited by this paper
• Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.

  2007cited by this paper
• Genetically modified plants.

  2006cited by this paper
• Midstream Modulation of Technology: Governance From Within

  2006cited by this paper
• The developing world benefits from plant biotechnology.

  2003cited by this paper
• Engineering Trouble: Biotechnology and Its Discontents

  2003cited by this paper
• The Biotechnology Communication Paradox: Experimental Evidence and the Need for a New Strategy

  2003cited by this paper
• Relative Sensitivities of Mammalian Carnivores to Habitat Fragmentation

  2002cited by this paper
• Biosecurity: Moving toward a Comprehensive Approach

  2002cited by this paper
• Introduction: what are the issues in addressing the allergenic potential of genetically modified foods?

  2002cited by this paper
• Genetically modified crops: hope for developing countries?

  2001cited by this paper
• Checklist for sustainable landscape management : final report of the EU concerted action AIR3-CT93-1210: The landscape and nature production capacity of organic - sustainable types of agriculture

  1999cited by this paper
• Forest Fragments in East-central Illinois: Islands or Habitat Patches for Mammals?

  1999cited by this paper
• Towards a political economy of biotechnology development: A sectoral analysis of Europe

  1998cited by this paper
• Seed banks and molecular maps: unlocking genetic potential from the wild.

  1997cited by this paper
• The impact of agricultural practices on biodiversity

  1995cited by this paper
• The limits of technological optimism

  1994cited by this paper

• Protein expression control by targeted elimination of ovomucoid in chicken eggs.

  2026cites this paper
• A comprehensive Review on CRISPR-Cas9 in Revolutionizing Food and Agricultural sectors

  2025cites this paper
• Triticeae in Global Food Security: Challenges and Prospects

  2024cites this paper
• Analysis of genetically modified foods and consumer: 25 years of research indexed in Scopus

  2024cites this paper
• Regulation of genome edited organisms in Australia

  2024cites this paper
• Principles of CRISPR-Cas9 technology: Advancements in genome editing and emerging trends in drug delivery

  2024cites this paper
• Exploring Key Insights for the Future in Agricultural Policy Research for Sustainability

  2023cites this paper
• The Effect of Community Participation, Knowledge Transfer, Technology Adoption on Community Food Security and Agricultural Sustainability in Farm Entrepreneurs in Indonesia

  year unknowncites this paper