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CEO, Syngenta - Mike Mack

The future of farming, according to Mick Mack, is in bioscience and genetic manipulation. But why does he face so much mistrust and suspicion?

One of the great global challenges of the next half a century will be feeding a human population set to rise beyond nine billion. Farmers worldwide face an enormous productivity challenge. Mike Mack is the CEO of Syngenta 鈥� one of the world鈥檚 biggest agribusinesses. He sees farming's future driven by bioscience and genetic manipulation. But why does he face so much mistrust and suspicion?

(Photo: Mike Mack, CEO of Syngenta)

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Mon 6 Jan 2014 20:06GMT
蜜芽传媒 World Service Online

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