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Sustainable Food Security (Biotechnological Interventions)

Sustainable Food Security (Biotechnological Interventions). Prof. Swapan Datta Deputy Director General (DDG-CS) Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR ). Challenges. Adequate Food production Procurement, Storage capacity, food supply-chain system,

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Sustainable Food Security (Biotechnological Interventions)

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  1. Sustainable Food Security(Biotechnological Interventions) Prof. Swapan Datta Deputy Director General (DDG-CS) Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)

  2. Challenges • Adequate Food production • Procurement, Storage capacity, food supply-chain system, • Infra- structure, transport, water, • Fertilizer, farm mechanization and marketing • Cost –benefit , Remunerative Agriculture • Science & Technology with management may revolutionize Indian Agri/FS

  3. We need to spend enough money on R&D for tomorrow’s agriculture to ensure Food Security? “ Development of improved technology alone cannot help farmers grow food unless the diffusion of technology is facilitated by the public policy” MS Swaminathan (Science, Ethics and Food, 1988)

  4. “ The ‘Gene’ Revolution will provide a molecular understanding of the genetic basis of living organisms, as well as the ability to use this understanding to develop new processes and products for agriculture, the environment, and for human and animal health.” “ Development of improved technology alone cannot help farmers grow food unless the diffusion of technology of that technology is facilitated by the public policy” (Science, Ethics and Food, 1988) M.S. Swaminathan, 1987 World Food Prize Laureate

  5. 44 Mha=104 Mt (2.3 t/ha) 2 Mha HR (5t/ha) 20% HR +20% GM R = 130 Mt (10 years)

  6. 42% Indian population (mostly women and children) are malnourished : PM 2012 PS (psy) (1) Phytoene PDS (crtI) (2) Lycopene LC (lyc) -carotene-carotene (3) Control Transgenic

  7. We yet to deliver Either PPP or Govt. needs to take a long term vision for a practical solution. India should have freedom to operate of selecting lines/events and biosafety issues to release the materials for research and further use

  8. ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE : DREB GENES . Southern blot showing integration of 0.8 kbp of DREB1A Non-transgenic Transgenic Partial maps of the plasmid vectors of DREB genes Laser confocal micrographs of epidermal peels of transgenic and control rice plants under 6 days of drought condition qRT-PCR analyses showing the fold induction of AtDREB1A expression in response to drought stress Tansgenic plants surviving in hard soil after 21 days without water Datta K et al Plant Biotech. J. 2012 14 days continuous salt stress with EC12

  9. C3 to C4 Crop: a possibility

  10. Mitigate Terminal Heat & Rust resistance in Wheat CIMMYT/BGRI/INT partners are working for the solutions Terminal heat Source: Jat et al (2009)

  11. Gene helps rice grow in phosphorus-poor soils August 23, 2012|By Rosie Mestel, Los Angeles Times |IRRI, Nature 2012 Plants, need phosphorus to grow. What's more, world supplies of phosphorus -- it comes from phosphate rock -- are expensive for poor farmers and won't last forever The protein kinase Pstol1 from traditional rice confers tolerance of phosphorus deficiency Rico Gamuyao, & Sigrid Heuer Nature 488,535–539(23 2012)doi:10.1038/nature11346

  12. Biological Nitrogen fixation in cereals ?Are genes required for nodulation for N2 fixation legume specific? Rhizobial lipochitooligosaccharide nodulation factors activate expression of the legume early nodulin gene ENOD12 in rice PM Reddy, JK Ladha, MC Ramos, F Maillet, RJ Hernandaz, LB Torrizo, NP Oliva, SK Datta and K Datta (1998) The Plant Journal 14:693-702Transgenic rice harbouring legume ENOD40 gene M Dey, L Torrizo, RK Chaudhury, PM Reddy, JK Ladha, K Datta and SK Datta (1999) Rice Gene Newsl 16:147-149

  13. de 100th ISCA meeting at Kolkata on 3Jan 2013. “Complex issues, be they Genetically modified food or Nuclear energy, cannot be settled by faith, emotion and fear but by structured debate, analysis and enlightenment. A scientific approach and understanding of these issues are, therefore, as vital as our core scientific capabilities”. India’s young must adopt a “Science based value system”. President at ICAR on 16.7.2013 “

  14. “Change is the only constant thing in life” Farmers need improved seeds & management (water/nitrogen/phosphorus use efficiency + nutrition enriched higher Prod.) • Science does not have boundary nor can be judged where/how it is perceived rather best possible science should be available and utilized for human welfare Thank you

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