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Suggested Citation:"Acknowledgments." National Academy of Sciences. 2021. The Challenge of Feeding the World Sustainably: Summary of the US-UK Scientific Forum on Sustainable Agriculture. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26007.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THE FOLLOWING DISTINGUISHED EXPERTS SERVED ON THE FORUM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Pete Smith, FRS,1 University of Aberdeen, Co-Chair

Susan Wessler, NAS,2 ForMemRS,3 University of California, Riverside, Co-Chair

Tim Benton, Chatham House

Ottoline Leyser, FRS, University of Cambridge

Greg Lowry, Carnegie Mellon University

Susan McCouch, NAS, Cornell University

Jules Pretty, University of Essex

David Tilman, NAS, ForMemRS, University of Minnesota

This summary was prepared by Steve Olson, with assistance from Connie Burdge and Sarah Giles, and is based on the presentations and participant discussions at the US-UK Scientific Forum on Sustainable Agriculture, which took place at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC, on March 5–6, 2020. The document was reviewed in draft form by Pete Smith and Susan Wessler. David Tilman served as arbiter to ensure that review comments were appropriately incorporated into the final version of this summary. Support for this activity was provided by the George and Cynthia Mitchell Endowment for Sustainability Science.

Copyright 2021 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.

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1 Fellow of the Royal Society.

2 Member of the National Academy of Sciences.

3 Foreign Member of the Royal Society.

Suggested Citation:"Acknowledgments." National Academy of Sciences. 2021. The Challenge of Feeding the World Sustainably: Summary of the US-UK Scientific Forum on Sustainable Agriculture. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26007.
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The need for sustainable agriculture is becoming ever more significant. The world's population is still increasing, requiring more from our agricultural systems. Malnutrition and diet-related illnesses are present in nearly all societies. At the same time, agriculture plays a significant role in some of the biggest environmental challenges that humanity is facing, including the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, deforestation, and the pollution of our soil, water, and air. The need to balance the growing demand for nutritious food with these environmental threats is a complex issue, and ensuring sustainable food systems will require a collaborative effort from many different communities.

These issues were addressed during the US-UK Scientific Forum on Sustainable Agriculture held in Washington, DC, on March 5-6, 2020. Organized by the National Academy of Sciences and the United Kingdom's Royal Society, the forum brought together leading scientists, researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in agricultural sciences, food policy, biodiversity, and environmental science (among other specialties). The forum provided an opportunity for members of these research communities to build multidisciplinary and international collaborations that can inform solutions to a broad set of problems. This publication summarizes the presentations of the forum.

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