Top news of the week: 18.03.2021.
Sustainability
Facing tighter pesticide restrictions, Italian fruit growers hope biotechnology can help protect their orchards
Fruit growers are on the alert. “Once again we fruit growers find ourselves facing .... the consequences of other people’s decisions,” says fruit
Sustainability*
Measuring sustainability; Through our business operations, we create long-term value while seeking to balance environmental, social
Viewpoint: Fact-checking anti-GMO activist Vandana Shiva’s ‘Poison-Free, Fossil-Free’ food lecture
The event was a missed opportunity to have the more nuanced discussion that such an important topic deserves.
Environment
or the benefit of the environment, we are reducing our emissions and energy consumption while also managing natural resources responsibly.
Nature-based Solutions can save the planet, but only if we change our diets too
Implementing Nature-based Solutions is not enough – their success or failure depends on the extent to which the world transitions to more sustainable planet-based diets.
China’s ‘five-year plan’ for farming productivity emphasizes importance of biotech crops
China’s 13th Five-Year Plan, which ended in 2020, was focused on eradicating extreme poverty in the country. With the new Plan, the priority has shifted
How a British Gardening Show Got People Through the Pandemic
“Gardeners’ World” and its star Monty Don have been a balm for frayed nerves.
How Quantum Computing Could Remake Chemistry
It will bring molecular modeling to a new level of accuracy, reducing researchers’ reliance on serendipity