Check out the latest videos from our Seed Valley Talks. Professionals in plant science share insights into the latest research topics in the seed sector. This world is changing fast due to climate change, mutating diseases, and an increasing amount of data. It is essential that we keep developing and renewing plant varieties and cultivation methods.
How to deal with climate change?
Anoma Lokossou shares how she enthusiastically started to grow her own vegetables. And how this caused her to become a plant researcher. How does her research help growers cope with climate change? This video is the third Talk in de series "How to feed 2 billion more mouths by 2050".
Can better seeds change lives?
Maaike Groot, Manager Public Affairs at East-West Seed answers this question. We, as a seed sector, need to help the smallholder farmers. Growing a business and giving the opportunity to feed his community. Which will make him one of the many farmers that feed the growing world population. This video is the second Talk in the series "How to feed 2 billion more mouths by 2050".
Plant your future
Ernst van den Ende, Managing Director Plant Sciences Group at Wageningen UR elaborates on why there is an urgency for healthy food in the world. How is plant breeding contributing to this need? This video is the first Talk in the series "How to feed 2 billion more mouths by 2050".
Can plants be vaccinated?
Michel Haring, Professor at the University of Amsterdam elaborates on this question. This video is the first Talk in the series "How to beat the next plant virus pandemic".
Self-defense for plants
What to judo throws and plants have in common? Karin Posthuma, Manager Phytopathology at Enza Zaden, explains more. This video is the second Talk in the series "How to beat the next plant virus pandemic".
Turning enemies into allies
If you were a seed, how would you protect yourself? Carola Peters, Researcher at Incotec, gives more insight into how fungi and bacteria protect seeds and plants against diseases. This video is the third Talk in the series "How to beat the next plant virus pandemic".