@marcelbruins.bsky.social
Founder & CEO of Bruins Seed Consultancy. Also Editorial Director of Seed World Europe. Former Secretary-General of the International Seed Federation (ISF). Ph.D. in Plant Breeding & Plant Pathology.
EU agreement on NGTs marks a key step for plant breeding & innovation.
As rapporteur, MEP Jessica PolfjΓ€rd led a complex file, balancing science, patents & food security.
In our interview, she explains why modernising EU rules matters for farmers, competitiveness & climate resilience.
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Sustainability can be a story of abundance, not restraint.
Hidde Boersma talks about WePlanet, land sparing, & why high-yield agriculture and the seed sector need a confident place in the sustainability debate.
#Sustainability #FoodSystems #AgInnovation #SeedSector
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ACLP expands to ornamental, fruit & forest crops, broadening access to patented traits across Europe. With ~95% of patented ag traits covered and transparent disclosure via PINTO, the platform continues to strengthen fair, secure plant breeding licensing.
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We are now on Bluesky.
Same focus: business-critical updates, in-depth storytelling, and forward-looking insight for the global seed sector. Weβre here for informed, constructive dialogue.
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Flash back to 2020, when the world got a new pair of scissors and the Nobel prize went to Crispr: www.seedworld.com/europe/2020/... #crispr #gene-editing #plantbreeding #seed #nobel #nobelprize
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