Research into farming technologies will reap rewards, conference told

Climate change is a major challenge facing global food production over the coming decades, according to Juergen Voegele, Director of Agricultural Global Practice at the World Bank in Washington.

Addressing the Agricultural Science Association annual conference in Naas, Co Kildare, yesterday, Dr Voegele said the approach to climate change globally is fragmented.

“Global food production must continue to increase to meet the ever-increasing consumer demand,” said Dr Voegele.