Our global food system is increasingly under strain. What needs to be done?

Screenshot 2025-10-27 at 4.14.51 PM

Much has been written about the inherent complexity of global food systems. They shape outcomes for individuals, organizations, communities and countries.

When they work effectively, they underpin societal stability, while creating better environmental and health outcomes. …

The evidence, unfortunately, suggests that many food systems around the world are coming under significant pressure and are increasingly unable to meet the needs of the communities they serve. The pressure is coming from climate change, biodiversity loss, geopolitical shifts, energy challenges and deteriorating health outcomes across society.

Follow the latest news and policy debates on sustainable agriculture, biomedicine, and other ‘disruptive’ innovations. Subscribe to our newsletter.

At the same time as the lack of resilience of global food systems has become very apparent, there has never been more technological innovation available to farmers to adopt.

Innovation is also offering new opportunities to reimagine the food systems interactions with biology. Whether it is through using gene-editing technologies, precision fermentation, controlled environment agriculture or better understanding of the functioning of the human microbiome, the opportunities to target production to specific functional use cases or derisk production from climate events has never been greater.

This is an excerpt. Read the original post here

{{ reviewsTotal }}{{ options.labels.singularReviewCountLabel }}
{{ reviewsTotal }}{{ options.labels.pluralReviewCountLabel }}
{{ options.labels.noReviewsLabel }}
{{ options.labels.newReviewButton }}
{{ userData.canReview.message }}

Related Articles

Infographic: Global regulatory and health research agencies on whether glyphosate causes cancer

Infographic: Global regulatory and health research agencies on whether glyphosate causes cancer

Does glyphosate—the world's most heavily-used herbicide—pose serious harm to humans? Is it carcinogenic? Those issues are of both legal and ...

Most Popular

organic scaled
Facts & Fallacies podcast: Organic food cuts pesticide exposure? A response to Dr. Rhonda Patrick
ChatGPT-Image-Mar-10-2026-01_39_01-PM
Viewpoint—“Miracle molecule” debunked: Why acemannan supplements don’t work
using genetics to reverse aging
Is the longevity obsession a new form of ageism?
kratom
Viewpoint: Kratom ‘supplement’ crisis: DEA sits on its hands while patient addictions to this ineffective drug  rise
Screenshot 2026-07-22 at 10.25
Science brain drain escalates as Trump purge extends to USDA
ChatGPT-Image-Jun-25-2026-02_53_56-PM
Embryo gene editing is on the horizon, stirring mixed emotions
a-mature-farmer-working-in-the-field-at-sunrise-harvesting-crops-generated-by-ai-photo
What’s the prospect of developing gene-altered crops that are more nutritious and resist climate disruption
Screenshot-2026-07-01-at-2.49.48-PM
Dr. TikTok and male fertility: Viral claims tout GLP-1 drugs as fertility boosters. What does the science say?
Blood blockage
High cholesterol? FDA approves effective oral medication
ChatGPT-Image-Jul-6-2026-02_25_26-PM
40 million Americans take glucosamine. If you have memory loss, it could accelerate cognitive decline.
Screenshot-2026-07-21-at-6.22.06-PM
The Indian physician’s one-woman battle against health disinformation on Wikipedia
png-upside-food-syn-bio-cultured-meat
Regulating cultured meat around the world
ChatGPT-Image-Jun-25-2026-12_23_17-PM
No, Bill Gates did not secretly engineer ticks to promote veganism
file-f-d-d-
Facts & Fallacies Podcast: Europe's AC debacle underscores fatal flaw in green activism
glp menu logo outlined

Get news on human & agricultural genetics and biotechnology delivered to your inbox.