How has plant breeding changed over the years? This video explains plant breeding has evolved with our increased understanding of plants.

Former UK MEP, member of the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee, and family farmer, George Lyon, says today's politicians who "denigrate and blame our current intensive systems of agriculture for destroying the planet" would do well to remember the history of farming.

With help from new technology, researchers are producing canola variants that are shorter, grow more branches and contain more pods.

Innovations like gene editing could be one of the keys to enabling a more modern food supply system.