Diana Gitonga and Chuenjit Meeposom Women Smallholder Farmers Rising to the Challenge: Firsthand Perspectives from Kenya and Thailand Empowering women smallholder farmers could be the solution to ending world hunger. Here’s why and how.
Claudio Pinilla Protecting Citrus in Argentina Argentina is the 4th producer of lemons globally. Bayer and the largest producers of citrus are joining efforts to develop a strategy to control the spreading of citrus greening.
Bob Reiter To Advocate for Science and Agriculture, Empathy First – Then Facts We must find ways to help bridge the gap between consumers concerns about how their food is produced and the innovation farmers need to grow crops successfully, using less resources.
Frank Terhorst A Grain of Hope for Our Future Most of us have an enduring faith in our food production system to ensure we will be on the right side of the supply and demand curve. And while we carry this faith in the future, we should also recognize that there are many challenges that lie ahead of us.
Pedro J. Rocha Why Is Biotechnology Safe? Applying biotechnology techniques, both traditional and new, is essential to the sustainable development of the agricultural sector.
John Purcell Farming Up: Modern Biology Will Maximize the Potential of Vertical Controlled-Environment Agriculture Vertical Farming is a promising new area in the field of agriculture through which plant science and technological innovations may play a large part in optimizing yields and delivering valuable products.
Beatrice Band Smallholder Effect: Realizing the Dream of Zero Hunger Jesus Madrazo shares how empowering 100 million smallholder farmers can have an exponential impact in feeding our growing population.
Marc Sneyders A Sustainable Reality in a Virtual World Independent farm and ForwardFarming partner Hof ten Bosch invites users around the world to virtually tour their sustainable farm.
Bob Reiter Building Better Blueprints, One Gene at a Time Ever since its introduction to the world over five years ago, a gene-editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9 has been the scientific breakthrough that everyone is talking about.
Claudio Pinilla Protecting Citrus in Argentina Argentina is the 4th producer of lemons globally. Bayer and the largest producers of citrus are joining efforts to develop a strategy to control the spreading of citrus greening.
John Purcell Farming Up: Modern Biology Will Maximize the Potential of Vertical Controlled-Environment Agriculture Vertical Farming is a promising new area in the field of agriculture through which plant science and technological innovations may play a large part in optimizing yields and delivering valuable products.
Jacqueline Applegate Eat, Drink and Be Healthy! About a mission to advance human health and nutrition by providing people with a safe and sustainable food supply.
Jeffrey Khoo Let’s Protect Those Who Secure Our Food Insurances for millions of smallholder farmers in Asia: Farmer security as a key topic.
Kai Wirtz Demand Without Supply European growers need the access to innovation and technology to provide us with our everyday fresh fruit and vegetables.
Natasha Santos et al. Food Safety and MRLs The majority of food that reaches our table does not contain any measurable pesticide residue. Regulatory authorities set standard that guarantee no health impacts.
Jenny Maloney The Evolution of Organic Farming in the 21st Century Organic growers face challenges to get a crop to market without various synthetic tools to address pests. It’s important to innovate and provide solutions to them and choices to consumers.
Nastaran Faghihnia How Can We Set Ourselves Up for Success? A Hidden Hunger Story Nutrients help us thrive - Feed your bodies well for optimal health, wellness and vitality!
Cristián Allendes Fertile Soil, Fresh Fruit, and a Rich National History: ForwardFarming in Chile Cristián Allendes shares why he’s proud to be Chilean, a farmer, and a leader in sustainable agriculture.
Diana Gitonga and Chuenjit Meeposom Women Smallholder Farmers Rising to the Challenge: Firsthand Perspectives from Kenya and Thailand Empowering women smallholder farmers could be the solution to ending world hunger. Here’s why and how.
Jonathan Hurtado Technology and Professionalization Boost Flowers in Colombia Technology and delicate flowers – how does that fit?
Jeffrey Khoo Let’s Protect Those Who Secure Our Food Insurances for millions of smallholder farmers in Asia: Farmer security as a key topic.
Kai Wirtz Demand Without Supply European growers need the access to innovation and technology to provide us with our everyday fresh fruit and vegetables.
Srinivasa Kumar Karavadi Farming Against the Backdrop of Climate Change in Bangladesh Arize AZ 7006: Defying weather conditions in Bangladesh with smart rice.
Luciano Jaloto Digital Transformation Promotes Agriculture in Latin America …and drones are a significant part of it.
Cristián Allendes Fertile Soil, Fresh Fruit, and a Rich National History: ForwardFarming in Chile Cristián Allendes shares why he’s proud to be Chilean, a farmer, and a leader in sustainable agriculture.
Connie Kang Women in Agriculture Farm for a Better Life Farming should not be about female or male, big or small. It’s about people improving their farming potential and their livelihood. Learn more about Better Life Farming.
Claudia David Women in Farming, Strong Agriculture Women are making the difference all over the world and acting as key agents of change in agriculture, nutrition and rural development.
Beatrice Band Smallholder Effect: Realizing the Dream of Zero Hunger Jesus Madrazo shares how empowering 100 million smallholder farmers can have an exponential impact in feeding our growing population.
Jacqueline Applegate Eat, Drink and Be Healthy! About a mission to advance human health and nutrition by providing people with a safe and sustainable food supply.
Pramisha Thapaliya and Anna Gomes Taking Climate Action for Zero Hunger – Impressions from COP24 Pramisha Thapaliya and Anna Gomes met at the Youth Ag Summit as One year on, they were reunited at the UN’s climate conference: COP24 in Katowice, Poland.
Shannon Hauf Preparing the Next Generation to Feed a Growing Planet As the global population increases so does the need for more food. Read how Bayer is preparing the next generation of leaders to feed a growing planet.
Dirk Backhaus Transparency – The Currency of Public Trust “Let us explore the value that lies within transparency, and harvest the fruits of open discussions for the benefit of farmers, consumers, and our planet.”
Adrian Percy Celebrating Nature’s Gifts and Human Hands In autumn we do not only celebrate the work of farmers and give thanks for the bounty of this season’s harvest. There is much more behind.
Apoorva Valli Shankar Agvocating for a World Without Hunger at the FAO Millions of people lack easy access to food. Attending Youth Ag Summit 2017, each day reminded me of the need to channel awareness into action on hunger.
Bob Reiter How Harvesting Data Leads to Better Harvests on the Farm Digital tools like Climate FieldView™ transform numbers to valuable field insights to profound decisions.
Stefanie Peters Returning to Her Roots to Shape the Future of Farming Stefanie Peters shares why she left school to work on her family's farm in Germany.
Bob Reiter To Advocate for Science and Agriculture, Empathy First – Then Facts We must find ways to help bridge the gap between consumers concerns about how their food is produced and the innovation farmers need to grow crops successfully, using less resources.
Frank Terhorst A Grain of Hope for Our Future Most of us have an enduring faith in our food production system to ensure we will be on the right side of the supply and demand curve. And while we carry this faith in the future, we should also recognize that there are many challenges that lie ahead of us.
Pedro J. Rocha Why Is Biotechnology Safe? Applying biotechnology techniques, both traditional and new, is essential to the sustainable development of the agricultural sector.
Bob Reiter Building Better Blueprints, One Gene at a Time Ever since its introduction to the world over five years ago, a gene-editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9 has been the scientific breakthrough that everyone is talking about.
Mike Stern A Foreword for Digital Farming Mike Stern and The Climate Corporation sit at the intersection of technology and agriculture, helping farmers tackle the food supply challenge with digital tools and data science.
Bob Reiter R&D Pipeline: Toward Tailored Solutions for Farmers Around the World What’s in store for 2019? A brief overview of how we’re working to shape agriculture for the benefit of farmers, consumers and our planet.
Luciano Jaloto Digital Transformation Promotes Agriculture in Latin America …and drones are a significant part of it.
Silvia Dumitrescu Securing the Future of Food Security Did you know? In 2013, producing the first lab-grown burger cost $325,000. By 2015, around $11. What innovations will determine the future?
Adrian Percy Celebrating Nature’s Gifts and Human Hands In autumn we do not only celebrate the work of farmers and give thanks for the bounty of this season’s harvest. There is much more behind.
Marc Sneyders A Sustainable Reality in a Virtual World Independent farm and ForwardFarming partner Hof ten Bosch invites users around the world to virtually tour their sustainable farm.
Klaus Kirsch Building Strong Partnerships for a Healthy Food Supply Klaus Kirsch (Bayer ForwardFarming) and Stephan Brunner (Bayer Food Chain Partnership) discuss the benefits of strong partnerships along the value chain.
Brian Lutz Transforming Field Data Into Meaningful Insights Farmers make an average of 40 decisions each year that impact harvest potential and business returns. Digital tools like FieldView™ Plus brings increased precision to crop production.
Bob Reiter How Harvesting Data Leads to Better Harvests on the Farm Digital tools like Climate FieldView™ transform numbers to valuable field insights to profound decisions.
Becky Langer-Curry Finding Productivity and Profitability with Sustainable Cover Crop Management Is it possible to increase farm profitability and productivity and preserve the environment? ForwardFarmer Trey Hill says yes – and has the proof.
Phil Harris How Blockchain Technology Can Transform the Food Supply Chain and Deliver True Sustainability Imagine you can map the food journey all the way from the farm to your table. So what does Blockchain for agriculture and sustainability mean?
Santiago Klee Alliances Are Strengthening the Farm Industry In the Dominican Republic, farmers have a deeply rooted tradition of cooperation and applying integrated solutions, an approach that has helped their success.
Kaio and Henrique Fiorese A New Generation of Farmers Embraces Sustainable Farming Technology in Brazil Brothers Henrique and Kaio Fiorese tell us how they are helping to shape the future of Brazilian agriculture from their family farm near Brasilia.
Rohani Ahmad and Say Piau Lim Pioneering to Combat Monkey Malaria British doctor Ronald Ross discovered that female anopheles mosquitoes transmit malarial parasites to humans. 121 years on, despite significant scientific progress in treating and preventing malaria, mosquitoes remain the world’s deadliest animal.
