The world is facing a potential crisis in terms of food security. The challenge is to produce and supply enough safe and nutritious food in a sustainable way for a growing global population, which is projected to reach 9Bn by 2050. See food security news from BBSRC is here: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/news/food-security/food-security-news-index.aspx Follow the BBSRC's work in the Global Food Security programme (http://www.foodsecurity.ac.uk) on Twitter at @foodsecurityUK Read more about BBSRC's work to tackle food security in the UK and across the world here: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/science/topical/food/food-index.aspx and here: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/publications/planning/strategy/priority-food-security.aspx