Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

Demand for ethanol in Scotland is expected to double in the coming years to more than 100 million litres, yet all of the country’s supply is currently imported from Europe. You cannot have a chemicals industry without a feedstock and to retain the sector in Scotland we need a local supply and the supply chains that follow.

Biotechnology 130

Biotechnology Europe Fossil fuels Logistics 130

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2021

With very little known about its productivity in flooded and moisture-saturated soil conditions, researchers at the Earlham Institute in Norwich wanted to understand the differences in water-stress tolerance among Miscanthus species to guide genomics-assisted crop breeding.

Biotechnology 130

Biotechnology Resilience Agriculture Soil 130

Business Green

JULY 1, 2020

A survey of 600 farmers carried out by the pollster on behalf of Swiss biotechnology giant Syngenta in February found 72 per cent were worried about the impact of climate change on their crop yields, animal health, and ability to do business.

Climate change 91

Climate change Biodiversity Biotechnology Agriculture 91

Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Just ask Luis Lombana, CEO of Ficosterra , a Spanish marine biotechnology company that makes fertilisers from an unexpected source: seaweed. million metric tons, according to a report from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation. Farmers as a group don't typically embrace change. A silent killer on a massive scale.

Pollution 46

Pollution Agriculture Startups Biodiversity 46