Parallel to the growing population pressure, economic and social dimensions of (inter)national agricultural issues are becoming increasingly importnat. Many governments and companies wish to map these developments and its implications. Robin Pistorius focuses on:
Technological developments in agricultural
production
Promising market-developments and agricultural
industry
Life-science industrial developments
Public-private
developments in agricultural production and research
Market- and
communication issues.
Customers
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (DGIS), The Hague
University of Amsterdam, Department of
Policitical Science (International Relations)
Wageningen University
and Research Centre (WUR)
Centre for Genetic Resources, The
Netherlands (CGN, WUR)
Project examples
Moderation
and facilitation of web conference on Farmers'
Rights and final conference reportings.
Production of a series of
popularizing brochures for the Genetic Resources, The Netherlands (CGN) on
indigenous potato-, cabbage-, chicken- and tree-species.
PhD thesis titled: The
Exploitation of Plant Genetic Resources: political strategies in crop
development (published by CAB International, London & New York).
For Plant Research International (Wageningen UR)
Robin Pistorius edited a report on the use of biofuels and
associated social, economic dilemmas, and technical options. The full report is now
available on-line. A summary is
available.