Safeguarding future food security for all with sustainably managed nutritious crops in diverse production systems, under a changing climate, with minimal loss to weeds and pathogens

• Improve crop yields and nutrition

  • Leverage our knowledge of genetic diversity and plant physiology for crop plant improvement
  • Reduce crop losses through understanding of pathogen biology, plant resistance, and weed ecology
  • Enhance plant health with microbiome management and optimized growing conditions

• Develop strategies for reduced-input crop production

  • Manage soil health for nutrient retention and beneficial water relations
  • Optimize cropping systems for diverse production scales and types (organic, conventional, perennial, annual)

• Develop and apply digital technologies for climate responsive precision management of agricultural systems (Digital Agriculture)

  • Build systems for plant and soil health monitoring at multiple scales using sensing technologies
  • Create and deploy data analysis pipelines and decision support tools