In which of the following ways does science and technology work together to address global food insecurity?

• A. By increasing water efficiency
• B. By enhancing productivity to make agriculture more abundant
• C. By reducing investment in farming
• D. By reducing genetic diversity

Answer: (B)

Improving how much food we can produce is how science and technology address global food insecurity. When scientists develop better crop varieties, optimize fertilizers, enhance irrigation, improve pest and disease control, and use data and machinery to farm more precisely, they increase the amount of food that can be grown on the same land. That boost in productivity expands the food supply and helps more people obtain it.

Water efficiency matters for sustainability, but it’s a part of supporting production rather than increasing overall output as effectively as methods that raise yield. Reducing investment in farming would shrink production, not help. Reducing genetic diversity would weaken resilience to pests and climate changes, which harms long-term food security.