Biosecurity

Food security is achieved when citizens have access to adequate, nutritious and affordable food which supports an active, healthy life. Food security requires that the production of food not compromise the natural resource base or environment. Today, the United States faces a challenging dilemma: while the U.S. population continues to grow, arable land suitable for food production is declining. The remaining marginal land is susceptible to erosion, salinization, and desertification processes, conditions that can compromise human health and air, water and soil quality. The challenge is to produce more with less—less land, water and energy, and fewer inputs.

Investments in agricultural research at Land‐Grant Institutions have historically produced and will continue to yield new methods and technologies to increase agricultural production.