Statistics critical in securing our food supply
Data(s) |
01/02/2014
|
---|---|
Resumo |
“World food security … is at its lowest in half a century,” wrote Julian Cribb FTSE, a wellknown consultant in science communication and founding editor of www.sciencealert. com.au in the lead article in the 2008 ATSE Focus magazine issue entitled “Food for the world: the nation’s challenge”. Food security continues to be a key national and international concern and it is pleasing to see this issue of Focus again exploring aspects of the topic with the aim of continuing to raise awareness of issues and influencing relevant policy decisions. Statistics (or statistical science, more broadly) has been critical to the information and decision-making value chain needed to optimise agriculture and the food supply chain. The key steps are most often addressed by multidisciplinary research groups including statisticians in collaboration with life and physical scientists, agri-industry personnel and other relevant stakeholders. |
Formato |
application/pdf |
Identificador | |
Publicador |
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering |
Relação |
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/78559/2/focus-182-food-security.pdf http://www.atse.org.au/Documents/Publications/Focus/2014/focus-182-food-security.pdf Basford, Kaye & Harch, Bronwyn (2014) Statistics critical in securing our food supply. ATSE Focus, 1(182), pp. 10-11. |
Direitos |
Copyright 2014 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering |
Fonte |
Institute for Future Environments; Science & Engineering Faculty |
Palavras-Chave | #010401 Applied Statistics #070105 Agricultural Systems Analysis and Modelling |
Tipo |
Journal Article |