date:Aug 20, 2018
a projected world population of 9.6 billion by 2050, wheat productivity needs to increase by 1.6 percent each year. To preserve biodiversity, water and nutrient resources, the majority of this increase has to be achieved via crop and trait improvement on land currently cultivated, rather than committing new land for cultivation. In order for farmers to dedicate these precious resources to wheat production rather than the production of other crops, wheat farming must become profitable.
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