Profil des membres
M. Wolfgang Hofmair
Organisation:
Borealis L.A.T GmbH
Pays:
Autriche
Domaine(s) de spécialisation
I am working on:
Innovation, Stakeholder Contacts, Agronomy
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M. Wolfgang Hofmair
1. Maintaining global food production is not enough. Beside so many millions of starving people, we are facing not only a continuously growing population, but also an increasing demand of renewable raw materials for smart, biodegradable products.
Furthermore, sustainable biodiversity needs to protect a minimum percentage of unproductive areas. We have to support a change in dietary behavior in the well-developed countries, for health reasons. However, we can´t forbid a dietary change in developing countries for welfare reasons. In sum, this can´t solve the challenge.
2. Striving for higher nutrient use efficiency will be and has been the key driver of a more sustainable food production. In the past, step change progress always came with innovation, connected with much better skilled farmers. Social acceptance of modern plant breeding - and protection - technologies is necessary, if they should keep their beneficial role. In addition, digitalization and smart agriculture will help a lot in this context.
3. Preventing misuse of fertilizers (organic and mineral!) to minimize unintended environmental pollution and at the same time gaining the benefits from much higher yields per hectare agricultural land and the given precipitation is possible! Acknowledging and promoting this double target is key for the future of food safety and biodiversity. Satellite tools and smart farming should deliver the necessary transparency and societal confidence in modern agriculture.
4. Minimizing pollutants (organic and inorganic) within the whole food chain (production and logistics and manufacturing) is a basic requirement. Especially in context with nutrient recycling from organic sources like compost, animal manure and sewage sludge the safe and reliable removal of organic pathogens and contaminants is crucial; at the inorganic side a balanced risk management approach needs to be found, between very strict heavy metal limits and not to exclude huge and valuable nutrient source like sewage sludge ashes.
5. Maintaining and increasing food safety: no additional comments beside what I have mentioned in point 4.