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Bio-technologies have already improved crop and livestock productivity for millions of small-scale farmers around the world.There is, however, a common agreement that agrobiotechnology is not a means in itself, but has to be combined with other disciplines and drivers such as agroecology, functional markets and value chains, to be fully effective.
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Zofia Kurowska - inspector at the national food agency on the regulation of insects in Swedish food legislation
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Helena Wall, researcher at the Department of Animal Nutrition and Management at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) about maggots as a source of protein for poultry
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Björn Vinnerås, researcher at the Departement of Energy and Technology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) about maggots as a way to solve issues of waste and fodder
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Cecilia Lalander, researcher at the Department of Energy and Technology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) about microorganisms, diseases and pharmaceuticals traces in plant...
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Segenet Kelemu, Director General of ICIPE (African Insect Science for Food and Health) about the potential of insects as a way to improve food security and nutrition
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The 21st of March 2016 marks the International Day of Forests. Every year one day is especially allocated to highlight and celebrate the importance of trees in our landscape in a changing climate and the theme for this year is Forests and Water.
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Apart from being a major mechanism for climate mitigation, forestry is also an important economic segment in many industrial countries, including Sweden, supporting thousands of jobs.
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Growing world population drives the demand for food, feed and fiber. And since no country can produce all the products we now can buy in supermarkets, this demand is met through the export of agricultural commodities on the global market. Partly, the global demand is met through a rising productivity on the already established agricultural land.
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Launched on the 17th of March 2016, the EAT Foundation has an ambition to reform the global food system under the vision of “healthy food from a healthy planet”. The initiative is co-funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Stordalen Foundation, who will each invest £3 million in EAT Foundation over the next 3 years.