Avery, Simon V.Singleton, IanMagan, NareshGoldman, Gustavo H.2019-09-042019-09-042019-04-04Avery SV, Singleton I, Magan N, Goldman GH. (2019) The fungal threat to global food security. Fungal Biology, Volume 123, Issue 8, August 2019, pp. 555-5571878-6146https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2019.03.006http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14509Fungi threaten the security of food supply to human populations on several fronts. They destroy up to 30 % of crop products through disease and spoilage processes, while mycotoxin-producing fungi and opportunistic pathogens endanger food safety. Control of these fungi is vital for improving food security, but current measures are inadequate and further challenges due to human-population growth and climate change are escalating. Investment and innovation in research on strategies to control fungal growth, harnessed through international, inter-disciplinary collaboration across socio-economic boundaries, provides one key to rising to this challenge.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Climate changeFood spoilage fungiFungicidesMycotoxinsPhytopathogensPost-harvest lossesArticle