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For several staple grains, the share of trade that originates in and is destined for countries that have approved genetically engineered (GE) varieties continues to expand as a share of total trade. As the GE-world...

he world is at a crossroad when it comes to agriculture. The global population is growing, and the demand for food is increasing, putting a strain on our agricultural resources and practices. To address...

Speech delivered by Mr Janusz Wojciechowski at Re-Imagine Europa conference on Sustainability in Agriculture & Food Systems

The future of the food system is often framed as a choice between a ‘conventional’ and an ‘alternative’ system of agriculture. This framing reflects a decades-long debate between opposing worldviews around agricultural...

Highlights Thermal and non-thermal technologies would eliminate pesticide residues. Non-thermal technologies are superior to thermal technologies in pesticide residues decrease and quality attributes...

Supported by the EU, EIT Food has 6 strategic objectives: Overcome low consumer trust Create consumer-valued food for healthier nutrition Build a...

As climate change increasingly poses an existential risk for the Earth, scientists and policymakers turn to agriculture and food as areas for urgent and bold action, which need to return within...

While scarcity of resources is still a threat, we also have generativity of new ideas, technologies and alternative resources. The interplay of energy security and markets, technologies and policies...