To feed the world in 2050 we need to build the plants that evolution didn't
- Written by Claudia Vickers, Director, Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform, CSIRO

We need to revolutionise agriculture in the next 30 years. In 2050 we may have almost 10 billion people to feed. Farmland is already degraded by existing agriculture, and climate change is putting new pressure on crops and livestock.
With the tools we have now we...