Agriculture faces major challenges to feed the world's growing population with less resources due to climate change. Global food production will need to increase by 100% with reduced land and water usage. Possible interventions include innovative greenhouse technology, genetically modified crops, improved agronomy practices, and strengthened institutions. Collaboration between government, industry, and knowledge institutions through public-private partnerships will be key to developing sustainable solutions through international cooperation, education, and research programs. With the right approaches, agriculture has the potential to meet future global food demand.

1. Can Agriculture feed our world? 125 years KLV Prof Martin Kropff, Rector Magnificus Wageningen University

2. Global Challenges Food security Climate change/ Tipping points Biobased Economy Stewardship Food nutrition & health AGRI FOOD

3. Food security Distribution or production locally? Global production Hunger threshold Recommended

4. Food to feed the world

5. The challenge for mankind 2x more with 2 x less

6. Projected effect of climate change Cline, W. R. 2007. Global Warming and Agriculture: Impact Estimates by Country. Washington D.C., USA: Peterson Institute.

7. Possible interventions Innovative greenhouse GMO Agronomy Institutions

8. Possible interventions Greenhouse as energy source GMO Agronomy Institutions

9. Possible interventions Greenhouse as energy source GMO Agronomy Institutions shine

10. Possible interventions Greenhouse as energy source GMO Agronomy Institutions shine

11. Possible interventions Greenhouse as energy source GMO Agronomy Institutions shine

12. Technological options: Productivity

13. Technological options: Productivity increase Arable land (m hectare) West Africa West Europe Maïs oogst (ton/hectare) !

14. Technological options: Two strategies Theoretical maximum yield Actual yield Theoretical maximum yield Actual yield Yield gap Yield gap GMO? Decrease the Yield-gap Increase maximum yield

15. Technological options: Biobased Economy Food Materials Energy

16. Technological/Socio-economic options Climate change: Agriculture as part of the solution Food to feed the world Farming systems adapted to climate change Mitigating climate change

17. Technological/socio-economic options Roughly 1/3 of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally. Which amounts to about 1.3 billion tons per year (FAO, 2011 Institutions the Netherlands total shrinkage in the food chain values € 4.4 billion

18. Socio economic options Co-innovation (topsectors global) Institutions Financial mechanisms Intermediate co-ordination (AGRA....) Governance at the global level Which current mechanisms work? How do we handle financial crises? Will we be able to handle major food crises?

19. Is there a role for the Netherlands? Sector innovative and world leading (2 nd exporter) Knowledge infrastructure world class Government Industry Knowledge institutions Coherent Connected Committed PPP

20. world wide networks Education: capacity building, exchange Research: programs Innovation: international PPP based in regions Golden triangles in regions of the world Universities and research institutes (regional) Governments Businesses Solutions through international co-operation? America Asia Africa

21. Conclusions 2 x more with 2 x less (eco-efficiency) Biobased economy (waste, valorisation, P) Agriculture and climate change: triple win (A, M, F) Approach through PPPs, invest in AR New international governance systems (long term thinking)

22. Agriculture can feed the world! Opening of the Conference of ELLS Rector Magnificus