Learn about Agriculture

Summary:  The 1996 World Food Summit states that food security "exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life." How can plant breeding contribute to food security?

Summary:  Genetic engineering allows us to harness natural systems to produce crops with enhanced nutrition and to produce medicines that would not otherwise be possible.

Glyphosate is one of the most widely used and effective herbicides (to kill weeds) used in the world today. 

Did you know most of the spray that comes out of a farmer’s sprayer is actually water? The amount of active ingredient (pesticide) is around a pop can per football field!

Are you worried about pesticide residue on your food? 

Prevention is the first line of defence on both organic and conventional farms. However, when pest problems persist; pesticides are an important tool for protecting crops and ultimately our food supply.

Crops can be significantly damaged by insects, weeds, diseases and rodents. One tool farmers use to manage pests are pesticides.