Innovation and Dialogue for Agriculture
Bayer Crop Science LifeHub Network
Why are innovation and dialogue for agriculture so important?
As farmers around the globe are challenged to provide enough food for an exponentially growing population in the face of the imminent climate crisis, their need for new technologies is critical. Growing more food whilst simultaneously reducing the impact of agriculture on the environment is just the first step, with agricultural practices ideally evolving to restore and diversify environments around the globe, a concept known as Regenerative Agriculture.
Trust in the new technologies available to farmers is also critical if they are to have the impact on food production and our planet that we need to ensure a world with Health for all, Hunger for None. Through the LifeHubs, we are committed to engaging in dialogue with the whole of society, not just the agricultural industry, to build trust in the innovation we need as a global community.
Our LifeHub Network
Each LifeHub is integrated into the regional ecosystem, adapting to drive the maximum amount of impact within the local environment, yet always with an eye on addressing the most pressing global challenges in agriculture.
Our LifeHubs are highly dynamic and continuously evolving in their approaches to drive innovation and dialogue for agriculture around the globe. Depending on the hub, our activities include incubation and acceleration of start-up companies, supporting the development of innovation ecosystems for agriculture, helping translate academic research in to applied technologies, stakeholder and societal engagement through dialogue, site visits and social media, increasing transparency by better enabling access to science and scientists at Bayer.
Check out the hub and find contact details for your region below.
- Empowering Small Holder Farmers by landscaping and mapping their needs for digital and sustainable agriculture and subsequently identifying startups that provide innovation to match the need.
- Enhance transparency and public engagement through dialogue and scientific engagement.
Approaches:
- Start-up support
- Ecosystem development
- Stakeholder and societal engagement through dialogue
Contact: Anik Dhanaraj
Center of expertise in Horticulture & Fruits (main Mediterranean crops) for developing ideas and knowledge transfer in key disciplines as BLX, Food Chain, Digital Tools and New Business Models
Approaches:
- Support to experimentation & access to BCS expertise and Key growers and channel partners
- Technology and knowledge transfer
- Start-up support including incubation and acceleration
- Ecosystem events on entrepreneurship and innovation
Contact: Roberto Alvarez Abril
- Foster disruptive innovations from startups and academic labs to accelerate transition to more sustainable agriculture and food production systems.
- Contribute to increase societal understanding and acceptance of new technologies transforming ag and food production systems.
Approaches:
- Start-up support including incubation and acceleration
- Ecosystem development
- Support translation of academic research to applied technology
- Increase access to science and scientists at Bayer
- Stakeholder societal engagement through dialogue.
Contact: Alberto Iandolino
- Dialog4Ag: Embody Bayer’s transparency commitment by engaging researchers to talk about their activities with diverse audiences
- Innov4Ag: Catalyse open innovation by identifying technologies that can improve and accelerate our R&D pipeline
Approaches:
- Dialogue sessions and visits of Lyon research center
- Social media
- Start-up support including incubation and acceleration
- Ecosystem events on entrepreneurship and innovation
- Increase access to science and scientists at Bayer.
Contact: LifeHub Lyon
- Foster growth & impact of EU innovation for sustainable agriculture from start-ups and academic labs
- Contribute to increased awareness, understanding & acceptance of innovation in sustainable agriculture.
Approaches:
- Start-up support including incubation and acceleration
- Ecosystem development
- Support translation of academic research to applied technology
- Increase access to science and scientists at Bayer
- Stakeholder and societal engagement through dialogue.
Contact: LifeHub Monheim
