b'PROTECTING INNOVATIONPolicy DiscussionsAgain?OUR GLOBAL INNOVATIONS not to mentionEnhance food distribution: Improving the distribu-our seed innovationsare moving so fast that onetion of food can help to ensure that everyone has wonders if were driving too fast without the prudentaccess to an adequate supply of food. This can be guideposts. Thats what policy discussions are for toachieved through better infrastructure, such as roads foresee the damaged guardrails up ahead on a curveand storage facilities, and through more efficient supply that we cant see. Some call these black swan events,chains. sometimes its just we dont know what we dont know. So, I did a little experiment using the latest innova-ELOY CORONA tion artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGP4. I asked HAL: is the executiveHow we would feed 9 billion people on this planet?director of the SeedThis is what HAL returned to my inquiryInnovation andHow do we feed 9 billion people?Protection AllianceFeeding 9 billion people by 2050 is a major chal- Intellectual property protection is one (SIPA). lenge that requires a comprehensive strategy thatmotivator that incentives private industry to addresses the entire food system, from production to consumption. Here are some of the key solutions thatinnovate, especially with seed innovations. have been proposed:Increase agricultural productivity: To meet the grow-ing demand for food, we need to produce more food from the same amount of land. This can be achieved through the use of improved crop varieties, better farm- In conclusion, feeding 9 billion people by 2050 ing practices, and advanced farming technologies likerequires a coordinated and comprehensive approach precision agriculture and robotics.that addresses the entire food system. By increasing Reduce food waste: An estimated one-third ofagricultural productivity, reducing food waste, shifting all food produced in the world is lost or wasted,to sustainable agriculture, promoting dietary shifts, and which is equivalent to 1.3 billion tons of food per year.enhancing food distribution, we can create a more sus-Reducing food waste can help to increase the avail- tainable and equitable food system for everyone.ability of food and reduce the environmental impactNot one mention on what motivators would drive of food production.these innovations by private industry, understanding Shift to sustainable agriculture: Current agriculturalthe self-imposed limitations of government. I see a lot practices are often unsustainable, causing environ- of thoughts on how other people should have skin in mental degradation and reducing the long-termthe game, but NOT the policymakers or academics. productivity of the land. Shifting to more sustainableIntellectual property protection is one motivator that practices like agroforestry, conservation agriculture,incentives private industry to innovate, especially with and organic farming can help to maintain the produc- seed innovations.tivity of the land while reducing the environmentalIve always believed in NOT listening to what people impact of agriculture.say, but WATCH what they do.Promote dietary shifts: The type of food that weAfter reviewing what HAL spewed forth, it made eat has a significant impact on the sustainability of theme wonder that maybe our visionary thought leader food system. Promoting dietary shifts towards moreElon Musk was right about AIlets halt AI for 6 plant-based diets can help to reduce the environmentalmonths to think this through.impact of food production, while also improving humanThat, my friends, is what policy is supposed to dohealth.protect us from ourselves.SW10/ SEEDWORLD.COMJUNE 2023'