Finding new ways to feed the world’s population
Our plant biologists are searching for new ways to feed the world’s population. A research centre exploring new technologies for improving crop yields to secure food supply has been launched at the Research School of Biology.
The Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Translational Photosynthesis seeks to increase yields of major crops such as wheat and rice by improving the way that plants capture the sun’s energy through photosynthesis.
“This is an underexploited area of science that could enable us to feed future populations. By 2050, nine billion people are expected to survive on earth with the food resources produced by plants; today’s agricultural methods will struggle to meet these demands,” said Director of the Centre, Professor Murray Badger.
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