Rice2035: A decadal vision for rice research and breeding.
Yu H, Xu Y, Gu Z, Wang K, Zhang T
Crop Improvement
Rice on your plate — and global food prices — depends on scientists solving a yield crisis now, before population growth and climate disruption outpace what farms can produce.
Rice feeds more than half the world, but the rate at which farmers can grow more of it has slowed to a near-standstill — only about half a percent more per year. A team of researchers reviewed 60 years of rice science and laid out a bold plan to use the latest tools, like precision breeding and genetic diversity, to grow more rice with less chemical input. Their 'Rice 2035' vision aims to have better, more resilient rice varieties ready within a decade to keep up with a growing, hungry world.
Key Findings
Global rice yield growth has stagnated at approximately 0.5% annually, far below what is needed to meet projected 2050 food demand.
Over the past 60 years, advances in rice breeding — including the Green Revolution and hybrid rice — helped quadruple global rice production.
The 'Two Increases and Two Decreases' breeding framework targets higher yield and quality while reducing fertilizer and pesticide use and minimizing disaster-related yield losses.
chevron_right Technical Summary
Scientists have mapped out an ambitious roadmap called 'Rice 2035' to reinvent how rice is bred and grown over the next decade. The goal: boost yields and nutritional quality while cutting reliance on fertilizers and pesticides, so the world can feed billions more people despite a changing climate.
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Rice serves as a cornerstone of global food security, feeding over half of the world's population, yet it faces increasingly severe challenges from population growth, climate change, biotic stresse...
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