Agriculture

The food that we eat plays a big role in the search for solutions to climate change. Agriculture is one of the major contributors of greenhouse gases. But the way we farm our land can also be a big part of the solution.

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In many countries, people are resisting agrarian and trade policies that boost the power of the multinationals. Individual companies also come in for criticism.

„ABCD“ werden die vier westlichen Firmen abgekürzt, die den Welthandel mit landwirtschaftlichen Produkten dominierten. Jetzt ist ein chinesisches Unternehmen dabei.

In the coming years, seed companies plan to use genome editing to produce crops with new characteristics – and market them without having to state that they are "genetically modified".

Industry says it can feed the world. But total food production is not the issue; access to food is. The key solution is to fight poverty.

Agroecology is a successful concept which promotes farming methods that are attuned to local ecosystems. It is already used for growing rice worldwide.

Mergers galore: Bayer wants to buy Monsanto and become the world’s largest producer of seeds and agrochemicals. All top rivaling companies are pairing up.