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Regulation slows innovation
Published: 02/08/2024
At the International Grains Council Grains Conference 2024, held in London, England on 11 and 12 June, delegates were told that the grains sector needs innovation and access to new technology to feed a growing population. Some are hoping that political changes in Europe will speed up the approval of new products and varieties.
Eric Dereudre, vice-president of international government and industry affairs for Corteva, an agricultural chemical and seed company, noted that producers have increased productivity over the last 50 years to feed a doubling population, while global maize production almost doubled in the last 30 years.
Dereudre also pointed out that there is already a “very large gap” between the productivity growth needed and what is being achieved, which is “not due to lack of effort from the agriculture sector”. He added: “All the innovation in the world can only be half the solution. Fast technology adoption is needed.” – World-Grain.com