Agriculture uses 70% of available fresh water

biodiversity & environment

By Gavin

March 22nd, 2010

0 Comments

Fresh water is a renewable resource, but our supply of clean fresh water is decreasing – a problem aggravated by a steadily increasing demand for food as the worlds population grows.

Read More >

Unilever on the future of agriculture: productivity and technology

food & farming

By Helen Dunnett

January 9th, 2009

1 Comment

At the recent Forum for the Future of Agriculture (see previous posts below), we asked Willem-Jan Laan, Director of Global External affairs at Unilever for his views on the future of agriculture and the role of technology within it. View his comments in the video below.

Read More >

An industry take on legislative developments in the EU

european regulation

By Helen Dunnett

September 23rd, 2008

0 Comments

At the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium event we recently attended in Brussels, “The Importance of Science and Technology to the Future of European Agriculture and Food Production”, we had the chance to speak to Klaus Welsch, Group Vice-President of BASF Crop Protection in Europe, and asked for his take on the current legislative developments at the European level and what comes next for industry.

Read More >