At the very beginning, Prof. Martina McLaughlin clarified that her expertise is the bio-technologies as a tool. Agriculture is one of the main reasons for the climatic changes, and an important issue is the growing demand for food. Prof. Martina McLaughlin delivered a report in which it was stated that the production should be doubled in the next 25 years. She claimed that there is a need for more food to be produced from less land and discussed the role of bio-technologies in this process.