To be sure, it will be increasingly difficult – though far from impossible – to meet the world’s growing demand for food, and to do this in sustainable ways. Additional food must be produced using technologies that do not damage the natural resources that future generations will need in order to feed themselves; that do not fuel climate change, which weighs heavily on farmers; and that do not accelerate the disintegration of the delicate fabric of rural society.
可以肯定的是，满足全球不断增长的粮食需求并以可持续方式做到这一点，虽然不是完全不可能，但将会越来越困难。必须利用技术来生产更多的粮食，而这些技术必须无损于我们子孙后代未来养活自己所需的自然资源；不会加剧给农民造成严重影响的气候变化进程；不会加速脆弱的农村社会结构的解体。