* The 2008 food crisis was an important catalyst for realizing the need for a fundamental transformation and questioning some of the assumptions that had driven food, agricultural and trade policy in recent decades.
* The fundamental transformation of agriculture may well turn out to be one of the biggest challenges, including for international security, of the 21st century.
* The world needs a paradigm shift in agricultural development: from a "green revolution" to an "ecological intensification" approach.
* The required transformation is much more profound than simply tweaking the existing industrial agricultural system.
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Key messages in the report:
* The 2008 food crisis was an important catalyst for realizing the need for a fundamental transformation and questioning some of the assumptions that had driven food, agricultural and trade policy in recent decades.
* The fundamental transformation of agriculture may well turn out to be one of the biggest challenges, including for international security, of the 21st century.
* The world needs a paradigm shift in agricultural development: from a "green revolution" to an "ecological intensification" approach.
* The required transformation is much more profound than simply tweaking the existing industrial agricultural system.