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Science 25 April 2008:
Vol. 320. no. 5875, p. 425
DOI: 10.1126/science.1158898
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Editorial

Seeds of a Perfect Storm

Nina Fedoroff

Demand for plant products has never been greater. More people, rising affluence, and expanding biofuels programs are rapidly pushing up the prices of grain and edible oil. Boosting supply isn't easy: All the best farm land is already in use. There's an acute need for another jump in global agricultural productivity--a second Green Revolution. Can it happen? Will it happen?

Nina Fedoroff is the Science and Technology Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State and the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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