develop crops that are either more resilient to these changes or better suited to the new climate we’re creating. We know we can do this because we’ve done it in the past. We can improve yields using nutrients, pesticides and irrigation; but we can also develop seed varieties that are resistant to disease and pests. Genetic breeding gets a bad reputation in environmental circles, but it has been absolutely crucial to increasing crop yields across the world, and could play a much bigger role if we’re to develop agriculture that works well in a changing climate.
