Klaus Kunz We have to find new ways of thinking Biodiversity is the foundation of our existence – in other words the basis of our supply of food, clean water and clean air, and it makes our ecosystems more resilient against climate change.
Dr. Juliana Jaramillo Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture Go Hand-in-Hand Soil microbes help plants grow and thrive. Healthy plants provide food and habitat for animal species. And those animal species, such as pollinators, are part of a vast, interconnected food chain.
Manuel Otero Bioeconomy: A Global Need, An Opportunity for the Americas What started as a strategy to optimise our use of the latest knowledge in the biological sciences, primarily biotechnology, evolved into a broader vision to spur more sustainable development
Elías Tapia and Paulina Hidalgo Diego Taking Care of the Bees Is Taking Care of Our Future Increasing wellbeing and diversity of pollinators, while helping farmers optimize their agricultural productivity – how can this work?
Klaus Kirsch The Benefits of Biodiversity for Farms Discover how farms around the world are encouraging biodiversity.
Coralie van Breukelen-Groeneveld Learning Our ABC’s About Pollinators Bees are the most valuable helpers in agriculture. So responsible crop protection is bee protection!
Adrian Percy Trusting in Transparency How do we bridge the gap that stems from a lack of trust between people and institutions? One way is through greater transparency. Our recently announced transparency initiative that will make our product safety testing data accessible to anyone is a strong signal.
The Value of Sustainability in Viticulture We sat down with the Bayer ForwardFarming team in France to learn more about sustainability in the viticulture industry and different innovative elements of the grape-growing process.
Anthony Leddin Plant Breeders without Borders: Where Farmers and Plant Breeders Share Their Knowledge This year Bayer and PBWB join forces with Bogor University in Indonesia to empower 30 farmers and agricultural students to develop their own varieties of vegetables.
Thomas J Simmons The Young Innovators of East Anglian Agriculture The Young Innovators Forum creates unique opportunities for early career scientists to build ties with farmers. Participants talked about yields, affordable and safe food that enhances biodiversity.
Alan Bojanic Soil, the Beginning of Everything “Have you ever considered the impact on food availability if there wasn't any soil? Despite its huge relevance, the conditions of the available land are worrisome.”
José Leonardo Gonçalves Creating the Right Mosaic “The tropics and sub-tropics are becoming warmer and drier. Scientific strategies can balance water usage, benefitting the plantations and the People, in these regions.”
