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045 Feeding the World Through Science

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045 Feeding the World Through Science

13 Nov 2013

HKS Professor Calestous Juma, Director of the Science, Technology, and Globalization project, believes that science and technology are critical to the future of food security. He talks about meeting the needs of a growing human population, using science to improve agricultural productivity, the controversy over genetically-modified crops, the need for more science advisors in emerging countries and what the future holds for agriculture.

Authors

Harvard Kennedy School

Duration
13:13
Episode number
45
Published in
United States of America