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World population will inevitably rise to at least ten billion by the year 2050, says CSIRO Chairman Professor Adrienne Clarke.
At the same time, says Professor Clarke, there is a revolution in biotechnology which has the potential to transform agriculture, and possibly to feed the world's population into the next century.
According to Professor Clarke, there are great opportunities for Australia, which has a very strong research capability in biotechnology, and a vital position to protect as a major producer and exporter of agricultural products.
It is critically important that Australia retain control over its own emerging and core technologies, says Professor Clarke, and this implies substantial investment by Australian business in Australian research.
Professor Clarke will deliver the annual Brodie-Hall Address in Perth on Monday 16 October.
Professor Clarke was appointed to the Chair of Botany at Melbourne University in 1985. Her research work has been in the field of plant molecular biology and chemistry of complex carbohydrates.
She became a Member of the Board of CSIRO in 1986 and Chairman of the Board in 1991.
The Brodie-Hall Address was instituted by the former Western Australian State Committee in 1985 to recognise the contribution made to CSIRO and Western Australia by Sir Laurence Brodie-Hall.
The Brodie-Hall Address for 1995 will be presented by CSIRO Chairman Professor Adrienne Clarke at 8.00 pm, Monday 16 October, at the CityWest Function Centre, 45 Plaistowe St., West Perth.
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