In the 21st century, we stand on the threshold of a new mining era – one that harnesses the extraordinary potential of microbial diversity. This ground-breaking field, aptly named “mining for microbes,” presents a revolutionary approach to tackle urgent global challenges, including sustainable agriculture, climate change, and escalating energy demands. It involves searching, identifying, and […]

−− “The AgriTech sector has some of the best scientists in the world, but that science is often slow to reach end-users at the farm level…  we need to get them to market more quickly, in more countries across the world,” says WBF President Carol Pullen. By Sarah Harding, PhD The World BioProtection Forum (WBF) […]

The past two years have shown how quickly life can change. The COVID pandemic, extreme climate events, and geopolitical challenges that are resonating throughout the world, have made us all realise the fragility of our lives, and that of even the strongest business. Few companies were prepared for the changes that the past two years […]

India, the second most populous nation in the world, which is home to about 18% of the global population has achieved amazing progress in food production. A net importer of food grains in the 1960s is now a self-sufficient nation in food production, While India’s population has tripled since achieving independence in 1947, its food […]

Biopesticides are becoming more and more a major part of our daily lives, but they’re not necessarily getting easier or cheaper to register. In fact, most people don’t realize that it takes an average of 5-10 years and £3-5 million in the EU compare to $300-400k registration and regulatory fee in the US. So, how […]

During the 20th century, a focus on feeding our rapidly expanding global population led famers across the world to adopt aggressive agricultural practices – heavy machinery, monocultures and increasing volumes of chemical pesticides. However, as these practices moved further and further away from nature, there were inevitable consequences on our soils, our air and our water […]

Throughout the 20th century, the use of chemical pesticides was widely adopted in agriculture to control insect pests, weeds, and plant diseases. However, many of these pesticides are now known to be harmful to human health and the environment, leading numerous countries to ban large numbers of these products from being used. This poses the question […]