Issue #9

Creating Chemistry Magazine 2020

Issue #9

Dear readers,

The population will continue to grow at high speed well into the future. Today, there are more than 7 billion people in the world, and by 2050 the number will increase to 9 billion. This means we will need significantly more food in the future, but the Earth’s resources are limited…

Eine Frau läuft mit einem Korb voller Salat durch ein Feld. Ein mann läuft neben ihr.

Innovations for a growing challenge

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Innovations for a growing challenge

We need to feed more people from the same amount of arable land. Which technologies can help us improve yields in a sustainable way?

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Professorin Luise O. Fresco sitzt auf einer Bank und schaut in die Kamera

“We can feed the world”

Professor Louise O. Fresco, President of Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands, shares her vision.

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A world without insects?

We asked experts in different fields about what is causing these declines – and what we can do to reverse the trend.

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Zwei Männer beobachten in einem Grünhaus Pflanzen.

The ten-year journey to a new fungicide

Crop protection plays a key role in improving yields. How does BASF develop products that are safe for people and the environment?

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The digital farm

How do digital technologies help farmers around the world to increase yields and improve sustainability?

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