b'carbon footprint as well. Rooftop green-house locations have plenty of sunlight so less artificial light is needed, and the high-technology greenhouse uses water and nutrients efficiently. Our supply chain reduces our trans-portation fuel consumption and the asso-ciated carbon emissions and air pollution, Puri says.As we look to increase food produc-tion in the face of climate change, indoor agriculture is here to stay. Its up to our education systems, investments, and imaginations to determine what role it will play in the coming decades. When thinking outside the box, the possibilities truly begin to open up.Starting with Seeds for Hunger Klaus Kunz, of Bayer, says that only maximizing yield isnt a viable strategy to feed the Seeds are the start and the first step ingrowing population by 2050.a solution for global hungeroutlining another goal that the IPPC established when thinking about the Year of Plant Health: No. 2 Zero hunger. It finally brought into light how pro-tecting plant health can help achieve food security and solve other global challenges, says Arop Deng, integration and support leader at the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).Seed companies and their partners are at the core of this innovation in the effort to feed the world by 2050, when the worldsArop Deng serves as integration andBert Van Der Feltz is the global CEO of population is anticipated to increase bysupport leader at the IPPC. East-West Seed.more than 35%, and crop production will need to double. exceeding $220 billion every year. What iscase when it comes to plant and seed In addition to germplasm advances andmore, once established in a new area, planthealth. seed-applied treatments, seed companiespests are often impossible to eradicate,Bert Van Der Feltz, global CEO of are now providing new digital solutions thatDeng adds. East-West Seed, says seed health is a help farmers make data-driven decisions.In addition, changes in climates arecrucial focus because the seed is traded Specific breeding goals have also changed. worsening pest concerns.internationally across many countries, Only maximizing yield above all elseDeng reports that pests are not onlyfrom production to sales and distribution. is simply no longer a viable strategy, saysappearing earlier in the season, but raisingIt can be a pathway for certain plant Klaus Kunz, head of Sustainability andtemperatures are creating new pathwayspests and diseases, so seeds introduced Business Stewardship, Crop Science divi- for pests to thrive and spread.to a country must be healthy, Van Der sion of Bayer.Climate change influences the move- Feltz says.But what are some of the concerns toment of pests and threatens both theInternational Standards for ending hunger?quality and quantity of crops. BalancingPhytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) are one According to Deng, plant pests andthe impact of climate change, pest occur- tool in the toolbox to fight against pest diseases are a huge concern.rences and food production is an incred- concerns. These standards are adopted They are responsible for losses of 20ible emerging global challenge for theby the Commission on Phytosanitary to 40% of global food production, andscientific community, Deng says. Measures (CPM), which is the governing for trade losses in agricultural productsHowever, seed companies are on thebody of the International Plant Protection 54/ SEEDWORLD.COMDECEMBER 2020'