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Tag Archives: global food crisis
Countdown to Convention (part II)
Hosted by BIO, the global event for biotechnology will take place May 18-21, 2009, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga., and is expected to draw 15,000 industry leaders from around the world. The convention program will feature more than 150 sessions in 21 breakout session tracks highlighting the latest information and the newest opportunities for executives, investors, scientists, policy leaders, and media from around the world. More than 1,000 speakers will share Read More >
Countdown to Convention
Hosted by BIO, the global event for biotechnology will take place May 18-21, 2009, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga., and is expected to draw close to 20,000 industry leaders from around the world. The convention program features more than 150 sessions in 21 breakout session tracks highlighting the latest information and the newest opportunities for executives, investors, scientists, policy leaders, and media from around the world. More than 1,000 speakers will Read More >
Happy Birthday Dr. Borlaug
March 25, 2009, is Dr. Norman Borlaug’s 95th Birthday. Born on a farm near Cresco, Iowa, Norman Ernest Borlaug is often referred to as the father of the “Green Revolution” that helped save countless lives from starvation. Dr. Borlaugh is one of only five people in history to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. With a Ph.D. in plant pathology and genetics from the University Read More >
Celebrating Agriculture’s Abundance
Every year, the Agriculture Council of America hosts the annual “National Ag Week” campaign. But we shouldn’t need a special day to appreciate all that agriculture provides us – we see it every day in the food we eat, the clothes we wear and the energy we consume. This year, National Ag Day is Friday, March 20. This is the day that producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others across America join Read More >
Biotech Makes Farming Earth-Friendly
BBC News’s weekly “Green Room” features an opinion article about biotechnology’s role in strengthening the security and sustainability of global food production. Dr. Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, German MEP and a member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development writes that we will not be able to sustain a growing population if we do not amend our methods of agricultural production to reflect the new challenges before us. In addition to the challenges of Read More >
