L'annuaire du livre blanc de A à Z.

"The agriculture and, first of all, the farmers themselves of our age are faced by an  inescapable  social  expectation,  that  of  having  to  produce  more  high-quality food  on  increasingly  smaller  areas  of  arable  land.  Yield  safety  is  threatened  by the  growing  scarcity  of  water  and  by  the  increasing  frequency  of  extreme  climatic  events  due  to  the  climate  change.  Undoubtedly,  long-term  sustainable  agricultural activity can only be pursued in close harmony with the environment. This  requirement  can  only  be  met  by  a  professional  agricultural  sector  that  utilizes  the  results  of  research  and  development  and  produces  food  and  raw  materials   for   the   population   of   the   Earth   by   integrating   state-of-the-art  technologies. It is becoming more and more obvious that we are on the threshold of a food price explosion with unforeseeable social consequences. It would be naivety  to  suggest  that  gene  technology  can  offer  a  solution  for  all  problems, but  it  can  certainly  contribute  to  the  worthy  cause  of  improving  the  quality  of life  of  an  increasing  number  of  people  by  providing  better  plant  cultivars  and  technologies. As the slogan of the Agricultural Organization of the United Nations puts it with beautiful simplicity: “Fiat panem – Bread for all”."