date:Jun 12, 2012
The scientific community needs a 10-year, 80 billion euro ($100 billion USD,) investment in plant research to produce the next generation of agricultural products that will helpsolve the growing problems of food and energy security, say researchers writing an opinion piece The Scientist.
Dr WolfFrommer and Tom Brutnellargue that the importance of addressing such concerns about the grossly underfunded state of plant research in light of a rapidly growing global population is on par with the US