Shakti DubeyAIR 1 · CSE 2024 · 191 wordsTheir whole copy
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According to IPCC 6th Assessment report - Global warming in coming decade is going to exacerbate climate change further impacting food security across the world.
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Role of Biotechnology in ensuring food security:-
In light of emerging challenges to food as well as nutritional security. Biotechnology can help in several ways:-
(1) It can be used to produce genetically modified plants which are resistant to pest attack
eg:- GM crops like Bt cotton
(2) It can be used to produce plants that can survive in extreme climatic situation
(3) They can be used to produce more efficient - biopesticides, which
will have less negative impact than chemical and synthetic fertilisers
(4) Can be used to improve efficiency to nutrient absorption so as to enhance productivity of crops
eg:- nano urea by IFFCO
(5) Can be used to enhance nutrient content of crop - thereby tackling nutrient poverty as well
eg:- Golden rice (rich in Vit A)
(6) Can be used to tackle issue of soil fertility by providing for on farm residue management eg:- PUSA decomposers.
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Thus biotechnology can help us achieve SDG-2 and tackle challenges like nutritional poverty, malnutrition, hunger, etc.