b'S T R A T E G Y A featured segment designed to help you in the realm of retail seed sales. Is a Global Green Deal Feasible Today?Experts discuss the pros and cons of a theoretical global Green Deal.Alex MartinTHE EUROPEANCurrent Solutions, Current GREENDeal has setProblemssome ambitious goals on itsAfter the signing of the road to sustainability. TheEuropean Green Deal into climate and environmentalaction in December 2019, challenges of today could beits easy to think that all the the opportunities of tomor- numbers and goals by 2030 row. Opportunities for acould cause a complete cleaner earth, better jobs, andoverhaul in production in the advancements in research areEU. But, when it comes down some of the key policies in theto it, Laux says Syngenta was legislation, transforming theable to confirm some action EU into a modern, resourcecourses they were already efficient and competitivemaking headway on.economy.Our approach and strat-While a piece of climateegy actually werent affected legislation with the goal ofby the Green Deal, but it did boosting the economy afterconfirm what our purpose the COVID-19 pandemicis, Laux, head of business doesnt sound like a contro- Petra Laux, head of business sustainability for Syngenta Cropsustainability for Syngenta versial subject, agricultureProtection.Crop Protection, says. For us, sectors across the globe havebusiness and sustainability go watched as the Green Deal,Green Deal. The proposalsin organic aquaculture byhand in handno business and more specifically theare to make the EUs climate,2030.can be sustainable without a Farm-to-Fork article, develop.energy, transport and taxa- USDA Economic Researchstrong foundation and sus-There are three goals thetion policies fit for reducingServices data notes that if thetainability.European Commission hasnet greenhouse gas emissionsGreen Deal with Farm-to-ForkThat includes maintaining set out for the Green Deal. Noby at least 55% by 2030. Partstrategies are adopted glob- biodiversity in our crops and net emissions of greenhouseof that includes reducing theally, the world would have 185traits globally as well.gases, by 2050, economicuse of pesticides on crops,million more hungry people,Theres one aspect of the growth decouples fromfruits and vegetables by 50%.with increased food prices andGreen Deal that we like to resource use and no personIn addition, the Farm-to-Forkoverall production decreases.touch on, and thats the pos-and no place left behind.strategy wants to reduceBut, would that really besible synergies between the According to the Commission,nutrient losses by at least 50%the reality of a global GreenGreen Deal and International this will create fresh air, cleanwhile ensuring no deteriora- Deal? On the last SeedBiodiversity conventions and water, healthy soil and biggertion in soil fertility, to eventu- World Strategy Webinar,agreements, says Nnadozie, biodiversity in Europe, as wellally reduce use of fertilizers bytwo experts, Petra Laux ofsecretary of the FAOs as healthy and affordable food20% by 2030. Finally, Farm- Syngenta and Kent NnadozieInternational Treaty on Plant options.to-Fork is targeting at leastof the Food and AgricultureGenetic Resources for Food Specifically, the actions for25% of the EUs agriculturalOrganisation (FAO), joined toand Agriculture. Measures agriculture mostly stem in theland be designated underhelp answer the question. in the strategy address the Farm-to-Fork portion of theorganic farming and increaseglobal biodiversity crisis by 62/ SEEDWORLD.COMOCTOBER 2022'