We encourage growers to adopt conservation agriculture practices, which help them optimize water use.. Agriculture uses about 70 percent of the world’s fresh water. Shortages and changes in water availability pose significant challenges to food security. They affect growing seasons, pests and crop productivity, hindering farmers’ ability to produce food

Soil is a living eco system. Rather than just the ground beneath our feet, it is a world so busy with life that one teaspoon of soil can contain more living organisms than there are people on the planet. An estimated 25 percent of the world’s biodiversity lives in soil.

How plant breeding can help grow healthy food in a changing climate. Farmers face many challenges growing our food, including diseases, pests and climate change. Our plant breeders use science to help farmers grow vegetables that thrive in dry conditions and have a natural resistance to pests and disease. Vegetables