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Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.

Kenyan MP and remote sensing expert, Wilbur Ottichilo, argues the time is ripe for using satellites to spot developing African droughts.

An editorial in The Lancet highlights the extent of undernutrition in the developing world and calls for urgent global action.

Six experts, writing in The New York Times, discuss options for ensuring food security in the face of growing populations and climate change.

CGIAR reforms take research decisions too far away, says Hartmann, director-general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).

Helping farm labourers access new technologies and knowledge should be a priority for policymakers, argues innovation expert Anil Gupta.

Agricultural researchers in the North and South must work together to help farmers boost crop yields, says agriculturalist Adel El-Beltagy.

Governments need to regain control over their agriculture to combat climate change, says commodities specialist Peter Baker.

Growing trees among crops could sustain both environments and livelihoods in Africa, say F.K. Akinnifesi, B. Muys and O.C. Ajayi.

The United States should boost funding for food, health and water, says Thomas R. Pickering, former US ambassador to the UN.

Translating genetics research is easier in agriculture than medicine, says a Nature Genetics editorial, and existing technologies can be used.

Worries that meat consumption is driving climate change should not be allowed to impact on farming in poor countries, says Carlos Sere.

Africa must improve food safety by investing in food production systems and staff, says Ruth Oniang'o.

Innovation will help feed the world in the twenty first century, but only with political will and social justice, argues Alex Evans.

Investing in agricultural research and development could cut food prices and lift millions of people out of poverty, says Joachim von Braun.

African nations must not only bring industry and activists to the table, but also follow up on their report, says an editorial in Nature.

Debates around the potential benefits of GM crops for developing countries must be reasoned and evidence-based, says Albert Weale.

Three essays, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute, offer perspectives on the global food crisis.

Voluntary collaboration between governments and international organisations can be an effective way to address global scientific issues, says Michael Williams.

Super crops won't be enough — the planet will run short of food by 2030 unless we invest to avoid an imminent world water crisis, says Colin Chartres.