Food security

"To foster discussion on these issues, NABC 23 was organized around four topic areas: [1] Sustainability and needs of 2050 agriculture; [2] Systems-based approaches to food protection and safety; [3] Preparing for emerging and unknown threats; [4] Emerging biotechnologies to promote safety, enable defense, and discourage fraud. The focus on food security emphasized safety, chiefly from the perspectives of contamination and terrorism. There was less stress on global food adequacy by 2050. An excellent cross-section of interdisciplinary talks was presented to 104 attendees by an impressive list of speakers--from academia, industry, federal agencies, CDC, and FAO--and at the conclusion of each session, the presenters convened for panel question-and-answer sessions, to reflect on the issues raised and to take comments and questions from the audience. As is traditional at NABC meetings, attendees had additional opportunities for discussion during breakout workshop sessions."--P. vii.