b'PARTNER CONTENTHow MAS Seeds Acts for aChanging AgricultureW e all know that climate change and environmental degrada-tion are an existential threat to all of us, on every continent. At the same time consumers are asking for a more sustainable approach to agriculture. This translates into a lower use of crop protec-tion products, and fertilizers, and more attention to soil quality and biodiversity. If we have a close look at the EU Green Deal, which is a set of policy initiatives aiming to overcome the challenge of cli-mate change and make our food systems more sustainable, we come across the Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy. F2F aims to reduce, by 2030, the overall use and risk of chemical pesticides, reduce nutrient losses while conserving soil fertility, so therefore reduce the use of fertilisers and finally, the EU Commission also wants to arrive at a quarter of the EUs agricultural land underpillar, Positive carbon balance, we organic farming. promote using soil as carbon sinks.All this have major impacts on Eu- In concreate, we provide an innovative ropes, and also the worlds plant breedingdiversified seed portfolio, genetic innova-and seed sector. According to Francoistions for changing climate, seed applied Harambat, Head of Sustainable Agricul- solutions, agro-services that support the ture and Marketing, MAS Seeds is fullyEU policies.on board with the ACT TOGETHER FORFrancois adds furthermore that MAS A CHANGING AGRICULTURE companySeeds is implementing a Corporate Social purpose in contributing to this transition. Responsibility Policy that is 100% alignedThe three pillars in the companywith the Act Together for a Changing purpose are aligned with the Farm to ForkAgriculture strategy. Our R&D division strategy.has now an Agroecological solutionsI n the first pillar of Agroecologi- department and started implementing cal transition, we help farmers toexperiments to develop future solutions. diversify their crop rotations, pro- We are working on partnerships with mote sustainable water management,universities that will bring us even further reduce chemical inputs and conservein agroecological transition. Finally, we soil fertility.have recently changed our logo attaching In the second pillar, Sustainability ofAct Together for a Changing Agriculture farms, we breed resilient and adapt- to it. It is safe to say that MAS Seeds will able crops, develop protein rich feedcontinue contributing to the agroecologi-solutions for livestock farms, andcal transition to the maximum degreeFranois HARAMBAT, Head of Sustainable optimise the nitrogen fertiliser usage.possible, as we are convinced it is the rightAgriculture and Marketing, MAS Seeds And last but not least, in the thirdway to go. INTERNATIONAL EDITION 2023 SEEDWORLD.COM /23'