b'Eduard Fit is the president of Semillas Fit.The companys internal carbon-reduc- ciencies: less pumping, fewer field passes, tion and regenerative ag programs com- smaller methane emissions. And Syngentas plement product development. The goal,We now have thehybrid wheat and regenerative projects show says Allerding, is for every new variety tothat even staple cereals can be re-engineered deliver measurable yield gain and a smallerdigital and analyticalfor soil and ecosystem benefits.environmental footprint. tools to connect geneticThe message is clear: in a warming, resource-tight world, yield is evolving from FROM VOLUME TO VALUE traits to environmentalan endpoint into a means for sustainability.A common refrain runs through all fouroutcomesfor crops,THE FEED CONNECTIONperspectives: productivity is no longer a single metric. It is a balance sheet wherefeed, and livestockHOW CROP GENETICS SHAPE biological performance, resource efficiency,alike. LIVESTOCK SUSTAINABILITYand farmer income intersect. If sustainability in cropping systems has Loureno describes it as raising pro- The science ismatured quickly, the next frontier is feedductivity, restoring ecosystems. Fit, ech- converging. and how the genetics of feed crops influence oing the same concept from a smaller-scalethe sustainability of livestock production. vegetable and forage lens, talks about Jason Allerding Feed efficiency, nutrient density, and digest-empowering growers to capture added valueibility can significantly reduce emissions through differentiation. RiceTecs hybridsintensity per kilogram of meat or milk.translate the idea into tangible system effi-20ISEED WORLD EUROPEISEEDWORLD.COM/EUROPE | NOVEMBER 2025'