This year marks the 20th anniversary of GMO crop technology and Monsanto has played a key role in the advancement of biotechnology playing a key role in the process of creating a food secure world.
Monsanto Chief Technology Officer Dr. Robert Fraley visited the 2016 Cattle Industry Convention last week to talk about the innovations behind the brand, as well as what they hold for the future.
“It’s been an absolutely, incredibly exciting 20 years, and I’m so proud of the fact that Monsanto made huge risky investments in this science,” said Dr. Fraley during an interview with AgWired. “It’s exciting to work for a company that’s really one of the few companies around the world that is completely focused on agriculture. We’ve got 20,000 employees who wake up every morning thinking about how they help farmers produce better seeds and better crops.”
Food security and sustainability are two incredibly important topics of discussion throughout the entire agriculture sector, as producers face increasing pressures to feed the growing world population, which is projected to surpass 9 billion people by 2050, as well as pressures to meet the volatile demands of the most disconnected consumer base in history.
“We need to ensure that we bring the public along with us, that we communicate with them, so that the public understands the importance of innovation in agriculture and food production the same way they appreciate the innovations in healthcare or the innovations in computers and communication devices,” he said. “Agriculture and farming and food production need to advance in the same way if we’re going to achieve a food secure world.”
Dr. Fraley also discusses the future of Monsanto’s innovations, what new innovations the company is beginning to focusing on, and the potential he believes agriculture holds in this interview: [wpaudio url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/zimmcomm/cic-16-monsanto-fraley.mp3″ text=”Interview with Dr. Robert Fraley, Monsanto”]
Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show
