News Investors Careers About Contact Search HEALTH FOOD ENERGY ENVIRONMENT CONSUMER OUR APPROACH FOOD The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations predicts that by 2050 the world’s population will reach 9.1 billion, 2 billion more than today. To feed a predicted global population of 9 billion, the world will need to produce more food in the next 50 years than all of the food produced in the last 10,000 years. Annual cereal production will need to increase by almost a billion tons and annual meat production will need to increase by 200 million tons. As a result of the ever-increasing global population, the need to increase production yields and to utilize agriculture and food animals for sustainable solutions has never been greater. Biotechnology enabled farmers to increase growth of food crops by nearly 312 tons between 1996 and 2011. Productivity in some bio-engineered crops has delivered yield gains between 7 and 22 percent higher than conventional varieties. In addition, modified crops help the environment, saving the equivalent of 521,000 pounds of pesticides each year and helping decrease herbicide runoff by 70 percent. Our Better DNA® approach aims to enable development of agricultural and animal resources that deliver innovative products and production yields under challenging conditions. Applications Food Animals Agriculture Collaborations AquaBounty Opportunities Our available opportunities span multiple areas of interest Contact Us Contact us to discuss collaboration opportunities About Intrexon Leadership Our Business History Investor Relations Research IIBR Collaborations Connect Contact Information Public Relations Careers Search Jobs Legal Notices © 2014 Intrexon