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Commercial investment opportunities and scientific advances from around the world
in ag-bio, food and nutrition, bio-fuels, sustainable materials, clean-tech, IT
and animal health, took center stage at the 3rd Annual Ag Innovation
Showcase on May 23rd and 24th at the Donald Danforth Plant
Science Center, the world's largest independent plant science research institute.
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Rosegrant presented the keynote address for the Ag Economic Forum at the 2011 Ag
Innovation Showcase held May 23 and 24 in St. Louis, Mo
St. Louis, June 2011 – With more than 270 attendees from Brazil, Australia,
the Netherlands, India, Malaysia, and across North America, the third annual Ag
Innovation showcase, May 23 and 24, at the Danforth Plant Science Center in St.
Louis, MO, continued to build on the success of the first two Showcase events.
Brazil is amply ready to meet the predicted global shortfall in food commodities
as it embraces agricultural technology, the head of Brazil’s first credit rating
agency said at the Ag Innovation Showcase (www.agshowcase.com),
a worldwide gathering of agricultural science and business leaders.
Brazil will easily be able to supply the increase in world demand for beef, said
Paulo Rabello de Castro, chairman and principal partner of SR Rating, Brazil’s first
credit rating agency, as well as managing partner of RC Consultores. Rabello de
Castro gave the concluding keynote address at the two-day Ag Innovation Showcase
at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (www.danforthcenter.org).
Per capita meat consumption in many developing regions of the world will increase
and it will double in ' Sub-Saharan Africa from 2000-2050, said International Food
Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
In his keynote during the 2011 Ag Innovation Showcase held in St. Louis on May 23-24,
Mark Rosegrant, director of Environment and Production Technology at IFPRI said
that on the contrary, the growth in production of staple foods is expected to decline
significantly in most of the world unless investment in the sector is improved and
productivity increased.
St. Louis (May 23, 2011) - Financial innovation and reforms are key to strengthening
the economies of emerging markets and providing the risk management tools for farmers
and food processors to adopt innovative sustainable agricultural practices. Joyce
Cacho, Ph.D., Chief Sustainability Officer at Novus International, Inc., shared
this encouraging news during a presentation at the 2011 Ag Innovation Showcase today.
She also said that to improve agricultural practices sustainably, collaboration
frameworks of major stakeholder groups –in particular scientists, farmers, processors,
commodity exchanges, the finance industry and policy makers –are critically needed.
St. Louis (May 23, 2011) - A volatile recipe of exploding population growth,
climate change, falling crop yields and more demand for meat and diary will put
world agriculture under tremendous pressure, experts said at the third annual global
Ag Innovation Showcase, held at the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis,
MO.
Private industry, governments and social welfare groups must move quickly to invest
in agricultural science, rural farming and infrastructure in all regions across
the globe, to mitigate the evolving spiral, a panel of agriculture scientists, educators
and business leaders said during the Showcase’s Ag Economic Forum.
The two-day international Ag Innovation Showcase, presented by BRDG Park, LaTta
Institute, RCGA, Missouri Technology Corporation and St. louis County Economic Council,
spotlights cutting-edge entrepreneurs who are driving innovation in agricultural
technologies in ag-bio, food and nutri· ticn, biofuels, sustainable materials, information
technology and animal health.
Kicking off this year's Showcase is a new element-the Global Ag Economic Forum.
Featuring a panel of prominent international experts, the Ag Economic Forum explores
economic trends which are driving agriculture in the world.
The session will focus on innovative approaches to financing and using agri· culture
to help alleviate tight markets by increasing investment in ag research, science
and technology. The Forum includes insights on future developments in Brazil and
China, which are beginning to playa large role in driving future agriculture trends.
St. Louis, May 9, 2011 – An international conference focused on
innovative ideas and opportunities for agriculture to help solve long-term issues
in food production and security, environmental and energy concerns will convene
at the third annual Ag Innovation
Showcase (www.agshowcase.com), May 23-24 in St. Louis, MO. The venue, the
Danforth Plant Science Center
(www.danforthcenter.org), is the world's largest independent plant science research
institute, located in the heartland of American agriculture.
Regarded as the leading global event for agribusiness industry leaders, entrepreneurs
and investors, the two-day program will feature dialogue and discussion between
participants and deal-making across the spectrum of ag-bio, food and nutrition,
biofuels, sustainable materials, clean-tech, information technology and animal health.
A robust schedule of panels and keynote addresses featuring an international "who's
who" of speakers from leading agricultural businesses, venture capital and investment
firms, and research institutions, will engage in active discussion, providing new
insights and perspectives at the Ag Innovation Showcase (www.agshowcase.com), May
23-24, at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (www.danforthcenter.org) in St.
Louis, the largest independent plant science research institute in the world.
Now in its third year, the Ag Innovation Showcase is an international conference
focused on exploring innovative ideas and opportunities related to agriculture in
solving longterm issues in food production and security, environmental and energy
concerns.
St. Louis, MO, May 3, 2011 – A robust schedule of panels and keynote
addresses featuring an international “who’s who” of speakers from leading agricultural
businesses, venture capital and investment firms, and research institutions, will
engage in active discussion, providing new insights and perspectives at the Ag Innovation
Showcase, May 23-24, at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, the
largest independent plant science research institute in the world.
Alternative scenarios for international agricultural supply and demand in the future,
and country-specific insights will be examined during the Global Ag Economic Forum,
the kick-off session for the third annual Ag Innovation Showcase, May 23-24, at
the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, the largest independent plant
science research institute in the world.
A robust schedule of panels featuring a "who's who" of international speakers from
leading agricultural businesses, venture capital and investment firms, research
institutions, will provide new insights and perspectives at the Ag Innovation Showcase,
May 23-24, at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, MO.
Panels include the following:
- Ag Economic Forum
- Ag Showcase Alumni Successes
- Strategic Partnerships from Investment to Acquisition
- New Frontiers in Ag Research: Tools to Drive Discovery
- Importance of Innovation Clusters from Concept to Commercialization
A robust schedule of panels featuring a "who's who" of international speakers from
leading agricultural businesses, venture capital and investment firms, research
institutions, will provide new insights and perspectives at the Ag Innovation Showcase,
May 23-24, at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, MO.
Panels include the following:
- Ag Economic Forum
- Ag Showcase Alumni Successes
- Strategic Partnerships from Investment to Acquisition
- New Frontiers in Ag Research: Tools to Drive Discovery
- Importance of Innovation Clusters from Concept to Commercialization
St. Louis, MO, April 1, 2011 – The CEO of the global biotechnology company
whose products will facilitate genomic innovations in agriculture and the CEO of
one of the world’s leading innovators in creating algae-based fuel will be keynote
speakers at the third annual Ag Innovation Showcase, May 23-24, at the Donald Danforth
Plant Science Center in St. Louis, the largest independent plant science research
institute in the world.
Americans could expect higher levels of agricultural production, commodity prices
and consumer food prices this year, according to agricultural projections analysts.
That means everyone, not just the farmer, will feel the impacts of this unique situation
on their spending.
In my last article I stated that there are four areas in which support for the agricultural
sector has been traditionally provided by the Government: (1) research; (2) training
of farmers and agricultural scientists; (3) extension services; and (4) diagnosis
of diseases and pests and soil analysis. I then started a discussion of research.
The country's most prominent venture capitalists are convinced the next big opportunity
is in the business of sustainable agriculture technology. Venture capital fund Open
Prairie Ventures is poised to take advantage of this trend. Effingham, IL, March
10, 2011 -- Fifty years ago the cherry and apricot orchards of Northern California
began to be replaced by the microchip and semiconductor plants populated by today's
technology sector. Today the most prominent venture capitalists are looking at the
corn fields in the United States, convinced the next big opportunity is in the business
of sustainable agriculture technology.
Alternative scenarios for international agricultural supply and demand in the future,
and country-specific insights will be examined during the Global Ag Economic Forum,
the kick-off session for the third annual Ag Innovation Showcase, May 23-24, at
the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, the largest independent plant
science research institute in the world.
Waves of change have irregularly swept through the realms of food and farms over
the decades. By most reckonings, another massive wave is building toward a crest,
driven by oil prices, climate change, market speculation, genetic experimentation,
human health corruption, corporate interest, and consumer demand.
2/21/2011 --- DuPont and Delaware Governor Jack Markell announced that DuPont
plans to invest more than $50 million over five years to expand its biotech soybean
research and development program in Delaware. The proposed investment supports DuPont’s
strategy to increase food productivity for a growing global population.
The recent weather problems around the world in major production areas are much
to blame for these higher prices, with the impact of the floods on local food prices,
however, still unknown.
St. Louis-based companies to combine expertise to deliver products for control of
pests
February 22, 2011, St. Louis, MO – /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE:
MON) announced that it has acquired Divergence, Inc., a privately-held St. Louis-based
biotechnology research and development company. Divergence's current focus is its
work with parasitic nematodes, including developing biotechnology traits for nematode
control and nematicides with novel modes of action and superior safety profiles.
New Insights into international agriculture powerhouses Brazil and China, plus innovations
in ag finance
February 2011, St. Louis, MO – Alternative future scenarios for international
agricultural supply and demand, and country-specific insights will be examined during
the Global Ag Economic Forum, the kick-off session for the third annual Ag Innovation
Showcase, May 23-24, at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, the
largest independent plant science research institute in the world.
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