Which biological resources do we rely on for 80 percent of the food we eat and 98 percent of the oxygen we breathe? Plants, of course! Plants are essential to human and planetary health and one of the foundations of a sustainable and circular bioeconomy. They provide food, feed, energy, medicine, cosmetics, clothes...

The Bioeconomy Talks series features interviews with experts on bioeconomy themes that are linked to agrifood systems transformation. Manas Puri works with FAO as an expert on the use of sustainable energy in agriculture. He has a PhD from the University of Rome (Tor Vergata) and ESSEC Business School (Paris). He...

Bioeconomy promotes responsible production and consumption of renewable natural resources, contributing to climate action and protecting biodiversity New York-“We must use existing biological resources more efficiently, and waste less, instead of relying on finite fossil-based resources”, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu,...

The Bioeconomy Talks series features interviews with experts on bioeconomy themes that are linked to agrifood systems transformation. Richard Thompson joined FAO in 2003, following a career in international hazardous waste management. As part of the Plant Production and Protection Division, he steered FAO's work on the sustainable management of empty...

The Bioeconomy Talks series features interviews with experts on bioeconomy themes that are linked to agrifood systems transformation. Jorge Alvar Beltrán holds a Ph.D. degree in climate resilient crops in hotspot regions of climate change (University of Florence). Arianna Gialletti has an MSc in climate change and environmental policy (University of...