OECD Head Calls for More Productive Global Agriculture
November 7, 2008| |
“The food crisis has reawakened awareness of the need to secure the food supply; this is encouraging a change in attitude and will lead to a calmer approach to green genetic engineering.” This view on plant biotechnology was forwarded by Professor Stefan Tangermann, Director of the Trade and Agriculture Directorate at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in his keynote speech at Bayer CropScience’s research conference in Essen, Germany.
Tangermann emphasized the importance of innovation in boosting agricultural productivity. He said that research and development programs of international companies, in particular, need to provide the major impetus behind greater productivity.
Check out http://www.bayercropscience.com/BCSWeb/CropProtection.nsf/id/EN_20081031 for more information about the research conference.
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