The Role of Biotechnology in a Sustainable Food Supply

Jennie Popp is a Professor of Agricultural Economics and Area Director of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability at the University of Arkansas. Her research areas include the economics of water and soil quality, risk management for agricultural producers and assessment of best management practices for agriculture.Marty Matlock is a Professor of Ecological Engineering and Area Director of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability at the University of Arkansas. He is a Certified Senior Ecologist with the Ecological Society of America and a Registered Professional Engineer. His research area is in the design and management of ecosystem services, with a focus on water resources.Nathan Kemper is the TAA Program Coordinator for the Southern Risk Management Education Center. He coordinates the efforts of a team made up of Cooperative Extension Service and SeaGrant faculty and staff and industry representatives in thirteen Southern Region States to develop curricula and deliver training and cash payments to farmers and fishermen to help them adjust their business practices in response to increased import competition.Molly Jahn is a Professor in the Laboratory of Genetics and Department of Agronomy at the University of Madison, Wisconsin and Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Provost for Sustainability Sciences. She has had a distinguished research career in plant genetics and genomics and plant breeding of vegetable crops, focusing on the molecular genetics of disease resistance and quality traits.