A report published by World Intellectual Property Organization was summed up with a clear message: technological innovation is indispensable for the development of the economy. It suffices to take into consideration the consequences of such inventions as antibiotics, planes, or semi-conductors used to produce computer processors.

In a speech given at Michigan State University, the United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack called for the farmers to contribute to preventing climate change. He also announced a new climate strategy for agriculture.

As we have often mentioned on this blog, the European Union and the USA have been conducting negotiations about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. TTIP is aimed at the creation of the largest free trade zone in the world, which could help boost economic growth and create new jobs on either side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Fertilizers are indispensable for increasing production and the improvement of farm profitability. Their incorrect application, however, might bring about negative consequences for the natural environment and the local species. The American farmers are becoming increasingly aware of the fact that intensive farming, including the use of excessive amounts of fertilizers, plays a role in rising greenhouse gases emissions in the USA. Fortunately, there are solutions that might stop the trend, improve the current condition of soil and groundwater, and protect them from further contamination.

In the previous post we focused on food security in the context of our country. Now I would like to take a look at the statistics concerning other parts of the globe.

The potential of African farming is vast. What it lacks, though, is implementing good management practices. Such tools are used by European and American businesses.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, better known as drones, find many uses apart from the most obvious one, in the military. The potential of those machines is becoming more and more frequently exploited by American farmers.

Local food centers are gaining an increasing role in the USA. They bring together local agricultural manufacturers, distributors and marketing services providers.

According to Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), the revenue of American agricultural manufacturers is to fall. Fortunately, inflation of food prices is to reach 2% this year, meaning that it will be lower than the forecast.

Lake Erie is one of the five Great Lakes and includes a part of the border between the USA and Canada. Therefore, it is both countries that have to deal with the problem of eutrophication in the lake, a result of inappropriate use of phosphorous-based fertilizers.