Animal activists pose a clear danger to agriculture. Through terrorists acts, blackmail and propaganda they try to mislead the man in the street. Their needs are apparently different to mainstream consumers. Reasoning is almost impossible with ...

In my first blog for the New Year I will start with a topic which I think will be totally 2008! It has been buzzing around for years, but I feel that the coming year will be marked by real measures, transparency and agreements regarding…Sust...

So at the beginning of 2008 firstly, I want to wish everybody a fine, good, healthy and happy New Year. Trying to look ahead I questioned myself what will be the challenge for the Agri & Food Chains in 2008. That’s an easy one, I thought. I...

Do renewable fuels make our hamburger more expensive? Already since August 2006 public debate has intensified over the extent to which the expansion of the ethanol industry has resulted in higher agricultural commodity prices. Conventional wisd...

Oil is not the only product on the market for which record prices have to be paid. With the increased dairy demand in (primarily) Asia and the rising costs for animal feed, milk is also trading at record highs at the moment. According to the Fo...

One of the main reasons the US is putting so much (tax)money into biofuels is their desire to become less dependent on mineral oil (read: Arab countries). The infant biofuel industry is supported with subsidies and tax rebates.

When we are looking at the development of the food-industry, the challenge is to develop new products that please the consumer (and the profit margin of the retailer). You can ask yourself what should be the effect of this for the complete chai...

If you have been holding off upgrading, improving or even assessing your Information Systems because "My current system works good enough." you may want to reconsider!