Matt Reed's introduction to a Royal Society evening that discussed 'Sustainable Intensification'. http://blogs.royalsociety.org/in-verba/2013/05/08/janet-dwyer-sustainable-intensification/

1. FOOD
An Insecure Context
A Finite Planet - Peak Oil, Peak Water, Peak
Phosphorous = Peak Food
A Growing & Aspiring Population - 9 billion people,
eating a western diet?
An uncertain climate - weather, soils, land
availability

2. Sustainable Intensification
[a] global agriculture in which yields are increased
without adverse environmental impact and without
the cultivation of more land'
‘Reaping the Benefits’ p.ix

3. The Common Agricultural Policy
From the Arctic Circle to the Med, from the Atlantic
to the borders of the Ukraine
Rural Development - societal equity
A globally competitive agricultural industry
Minimizing environmental damage, maximizing
co-production of nature

4. Participate & Follow
#RSfarming
@ReedMtweet