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Producing enough food to feed the world in an environmentally sustainable way represents a major challenge for humanity. It requires a bold paradigm that maximises options for the future. In contrast, organic farming has serious limitations, as it is based on an oversimplified assumption that natural substances are safe and artificial substances are unsafe. This approach severely constrains options for using synthetic inputs or new breeding techniques (NBTs) because they are perceived as ‘unnatural’. In this opinion article, we encourage a more objective evaluation of the contribution of synthetic inputs and NBTs to sustainability. We argue that crop production per se is not a natural situation and that it is important to keep options open for the future.

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The modern agricultural landscape is defined by volatility with fluctuating input costs, unpredictable climate change and mounting pest challenges, all while meeting the global food demand. In response, technology-driven solutions are critical, serving not only to enhance crop yields but also to support resilient and sustainable food security. As a global leader in agricultural innovation, Corteva is at the forefront of this transformation, pioneering new breeding techniques (NBTs) that enable precise crop improvement while working within the plant’s natural genetic framework. “Working closely with farmers and leveraging our extensive network of technologies, we are able to improve crops and yields in ways that were not possible before. In the future, having even more precise tools, particularly in new breeding techniques, gene editing and understanding plant stress responses at a molecular level, will be vital. By selecting traits with unprecedented precision, we can enhance productivity and resilience directly in the environment where the crops grow,” says Drian Bresler, Seed Product Development Lead for Africa and the Middle East at Corteva. Bresler explains that while advanced DNA sequencing, predictive analytics and AI have transformed crop breeding, the foundation of Corteva’s work remains a rigorous program of on-farm evaluation. On-farm testing and multi-year,...