Dear all, we are living in a changing world – caused by climate change, pollution and shortage of resources. That’s only the half of it. The inverse side is: We are watching an incredible development of completely new possibilities in science and technology, also in agriculture. Some Key words: Artificial intelligence, big data, precision farming, spot farming, nanotechnology, gene engineering and more. How can these new opportunities help us solve the problems caused by climate change, pollution and shortage of resources to secure nutrition of humanity? What results from this for current requirements in applied research in plant nutrition? And what does it mean for teaching at university to make agriculture students fit for future in research but also in agricultural practice?
Dear @ Petra very good and impo question raised by you. To achieve the goals mentioned , yield of agricultural products need to be increased by using new technology. Alternate energy sources such as solar power , gases need to be used more and more. Water conservation is also necessary.
Dear Petra
What happens is that these technologies are useless if we continue to put personal economic interests and large companies before the interests of humanity. It is difficult, though not impossible, to teach young people such a situation, when we do it then we will solve what you comment.
It is better to use plants which can able to accumulate the heavy metals , then extraction these metals from plants for industrial purpose which called phytoremidation process . On the other hand breeding plants which are tolerance to extreme condition for example high temperature.
Dear Jaime, you have addressed a very serious problem. Unfortunately, there are really examples of how personal and those of companies are placed above the interests of humanity. But should there be any new developments just because this danger? In earlier times, the technique development in uniform farm management leads to the increasing size of fields. The basic necessities of cultivated plants were not in the focus of such a production system. But now resources like water, nutrients as phosphorus or nitrogen are becoming scarcer. Their efficiency in use must therefore be increased. Climate change is intensifying these processes. Intensive farming to date has an impact on biodiversity and damage the soil. The aims of biodiversity and soil conservation, efficiency resources and sustainable intensification of agricultural production to secure the nutrition of mankind have to be equated. To explore new alternatives in plant production we need the help of modern technique. One new method is spot farming. Here the requirements of single crop are in focus. This allows use the resources to be targeted, efficient and environmental friendly.
Jaime, your argument has inspired me, to ask a new question for discussion in RG concerning this. Kind regards, Petra
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