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ConturbCastFernanda Blasque, da UPL Brasil, fala sobre as estratégias de comunicação no agroFernanda Blasque, líder de comunicação da UPL Brasil, conta algumas novidades e desafios do marketing no agronegócio. Durante o bate-papo com Douglas Monteiro, a convidada revela que agricultura aberta se mostra cada vez mais eficiente no mundo. Para ela, esta proposta está alinhada ao futuro onde os negócios de diferentes mercados competirão mais entre si pelo tempo e pela a atenção do público. Neste caminho, as parcerias e collabs merecem um olhar especial dos analistas. Porém, Fernanda faz um alerta sobre os verdadeiros resultados: troféu que não gera vendas é um investiment...2024-07-2355 min
HedgeCastHedgeCast 20 - Se o boi é gordo, o pasto é forte: Wallace Barboza | UPL OpenAg®Nesse episódio com Wallace Barboza, da UPL OpenAg®, exploramos o impacto vital de uma pastagem robusta na saúde e peso do gado.
A conversa abrange desde técnicas básicas de manejo de pasto até as últimas inovações e soluções sustentáveis para a pecuária.
Dicas práticas para melhorar a qualidade do pasto, estratégias para enfrentar os desafios comuns e a importância de uma abordagem integrada para a saúde vegetal e animal são alguns dos tópicos destacados.
Este episódio é um guia essencial para pecuari...2024-04-0147 min
OpenAg ®The NPP Podcast: Catalysing CocoaWe believe that the solutions to some of the world’s biggest development challenges can be found in some its smallest places. Tiny, potentially problem-solving technologies can be found all around us in symbiosis with each other. Where? In the natural world. In the eighth episode of the Natural Plant Protection (NPP) – Podcast, we understand how the power of micro can help more cocoa grow on less land using BANZAI, a bespoke biosolution developed exclusively for use with cocoa crops in West Africa. BANZAI is helping improve the environmental and economic resilience of cocoa communities by supporting new o...2022-12-2018 minOpenAg ®Reimagining Sustainability Podcast Series: UPL and FIFA CollaborationSeries overview:The UPL Reimagining Sustainability podcast series focuses on the possibilities for climate-positive sustainable agriculture. Through the insight and experience of UPL, farmers on the ground and international stakeholders, we discuss how agriculture is the one industry with the ability to make a truly positive impact on sustainability for the environment, the global food chain and local communities.AboutWhat do football and farming have in common? It’s more than fields, it’s a commitment and responsibility to sustainability. Amid the FIFA World Cup 2022, we discuss about the partnership between UPL and...2022-12-1735 min
The Root of the MatterOvercoming Agriculture’s Biggest Challenges Through Innovation and CollaborationHost Ken Root visits with Craig Brekkas, Head of UPL North America, about UPL’s purpose, OpenAg and what agriculture needs to move forward and thrive in the future. Through the OpenAg approach, UPL builds new partnerships and collaborations to overcome agriculture’s biggest challenges.2022-12-0726 minOpenAg ®Reimagining Sustainability Podcast Series: Hero FarmersSeries overview:The UPL Reimagining Sustainability podcast series focuses on the possibilities for climate-positive, sustainable agriculture. Through the insight and experience of UPL, farmers on the ground, and international stakeholders, we discuss how agriculture is the one industry with the ability to make a truly positive impact on sustainability for the environment, the global food chain and local communities.Episode 2: Hero FarmersAboutFarmers are the heroes the world needs today. They’re working to protect the environment, feed a growing global po...2022-11-2440 minOpenAg ®Reimagining Sustainability Podcast Series: Introducing Reimagining SustainabilitySeries overview:The UPL Reimagining Sustainability podcast series focuses on the possibilities for climate-positive, sustainable agriculture. We share our experience, talk to farmers on the ground, and collaborate with international stakeholders to discuss how agriculture can make a truly positive impact on the global food chain, local communities and the environment.Episode 1: Introducing Reimagining SustainabilityAboutAgriculture can become a climate-positive industry, making a positive, real-world impact on global sustainability efforts. UPL’s Chief Strategy Officer Toshan Tamhane discusses the meaning behind ‘Reimagining Sustainability’ in agriculture. He outlines how challenges can be overcome, farmers empowe...2022-11-1726 minOpenAg ®The NPP Podcast: Cannibal CaterpillarWe believe that the solutions to some of the world’s biggest development challenges can be found in some its smallest places. Tiny, potentially problem-solving technologies can be found all around us in symbiosis with each other. Where? In the natural world. In the seventh episode of the Natural Plant Protection (NPP) – Podcast, we’re matching a technology with a pest, and looking at the massive impact that one of nature’s most destructive creatures is having on crop health and food security across Africa. The Fall Armyworm is a very hungry caterpillar, and accounts for as much as 2...2022-10-1914 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: Triskele: India’s first triple-mix herbicideIn our latest UPL Insights episode, we hear from the creators behind UPL’s latest revolutionary product: Triskele. Triskele is India’s first triple-mix herbicide, offering vital protection for sugarcane growers across India and beyond. Sugarcanes cover nearly 5 million hectares of India, making fast and safe herbicides essential for increasing grower resilience and a thriving harvest. Sugarcane farmers face 25-50% yield loss due to improper weed management every year, and Triskele aims to minimise these losses through its innovative 3-way combination. In this episode of UPL Insights, we will be speaking to Ganesh Rao, a k...2022-09-2122 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: The Silent KillerEnsuring food security is a critical concern both today and for future generations. In Africa, despite widespread agriculture, communities are vulnerable and at risk of starvation due to pests, disease, and environmental conditions damaging harvests. Today – on #WorldFoodSafetyDay2022 – we’re shining a light on Aflatoxin, the ‘silent killer’ threatening people and plants across Africa, and Aflasafe®, the technology developed by @IITA to fight it. Aflasafe® exists as the first all-natural crop protection product designed to combat aflatoxins and reduces levels of aflatoxins found in maize, groundnuts and sorghum by 80% to 100%. It forms a key part of UPL’s input package...2022-06-0636 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: Fostering a thriving maize sector in African continentIn our latest UPL Insights podcast, we are delving deep into the field of one of the most important food crops in the world: maizeMaize has become the second most-produced crop globally and is a staple food for an estimated 50% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its significance across the African continent will continue to grow with demand for maize predicted to triple by 2050, including in Sierra Leone where the population growth rate is one of the highest in the world. Yet, despite having climatic conditions conducive to maize cultivation, Sierra Leone is heavily dependent on...2022-04-2719 minOpenAg ®The NPP Podcast: More crop per dropWe believe that the solutions to some of the world’s biggest development challenges can be found in some its smallest places. Tiny, potentially problem-solving technologies can be found all around us in symbiosis with each other. Where? In the natural world.In the sixth episode of the NPP – Natural Plant Protection – Podcast, we examine how we can collaborate with and learn from nature’s own technologies to make our food systems more resilient. From the soil up, NPP is bringing science and innovation into play to harness some of the tiniest microbes to help promote sustainable systems...2022-04-2112 minOpenAg ®The NPP Podcast: Making food systems more resilientWe believe that the solutions to some of the world’s biggest development challenges can be found in some of the smallest places. Tiny, potentially problem-solving technologies can be found all around us in symbiosis with each other. Where? In the natural world.In the fifth episode of the NPP – Natural Plant Protection – Podcast, we examine how we can collaborate and learn from nature’s own technologies to make our food systems more resilient. In this episode, host Dan Sanchez is joined by Emilie Seguret, Marketing Manager for Southern Europe at UPL.Emilie has been central...2022-03-3013 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: Impact of the Crop Residue Management ProgramEvery year, 5.7 million acres of rice paddy acres are deliberately burnt by farmers in Punjab and Haryana as a cheap, quick, and effective method of clearing straw and other residue from mechanically harvested fields in the short window between the harvesting of rice and planting of wheat crop. Despite the downsides to this practice – including greenhouse gas emissions, the degradation of soil nutrients, and the loss of other flora and fauna – it remains widespread.nurture.farm, our Indian ag-tech subsidiary, has recently led the largest ever program to eliminate stubble burning in India, providing over 25,000 farmers with the...2022-02-1721 minOpenAg ®The NPP Podcast: Viruses to vaccines – Using nature’s own technologiesWe believe that the solutions to some of the world’s biggest development challenges can be found in some its smallest places. Tiny, potentially problem-solving technologies can be found all around us in symbiosis with each other. Where? In the natural world.In the fourth episode of the NPP – Natural Plant Protection – Podcast, we examine how we can collaborate with and learn from nature’s own technologies to make our food systems more resilient. Host Dan Sanchez is joined Estelle Moreau, Technical Lead for Biocontrol, NPP and Lara Raemaekers, Global Biocontrol Portfolio Lead, NPP.Estelle and Lara...2022-01-3114 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: Impact of Agriculture Technology on Rice CultivationRice cultivation is significant for local farming communities, national economies, and for global food security. It is one of the most widely consumed grains in the world – and the staple food crop of more than half of the world’s population, belied upon by over 3.5 billion people for 20% of their daily calories. But what can we learn from the differences and similarities in rice cultivation from different parts of the world?Joining Surabhi Kothari on this episode of UPL Insights, Roop Basant Nagar (Techno-Commercial Services Lead for UPL in India), Randy Gustaman (Country Technical Development Lead for UPL...2022-01-2033 min
OpenAg ®NPP | P4S2022-01-1420 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: Impact of Agriculture Technology on Rice CultivationRice cultivation is significant for local farming communities, for national economies, and for global food security. It is one of the most widely consumed grains in the world – and the staple food crop of more than half of the world’s population, belied upon by over 3.5 billion people for 20% of their daily calories. But what can we learn from the differences and similarities in rice cultivation from different parts of the world?Joining Surabhi Kothari on this episode of UPL Insights, Roop Basant Nagar (Techno Commercial Services Lead for UPL in India), Randy Gustaman (Country Technical Development Lead...2022-01-0634 minOpenAg ®NPP Podcast Seaweed Secrets - Episode 2We believe the secrets to solving some of the biggest development challenges in the world can be found in some of the smallest, naturally occurring technologies. From seaweed to starch, and biostimulants to bacteria, it’s time to meet this episode’s micro – GOACTIV – the microtechnology unlocking the secrets of seaweed to promote the natural stimulation of crops around the world. In this second episode of the NPP – Natural Plant Protection – Podcast, host Dan Danchez is joined by Arnaud Labarre, Global Biostimulant Product Manager for UPL, based at the heart of the NPP innovation center in Saint Malo...2021-12-0211 minOpenAg ®NPP Podcast: Biosolutions in West AfricaThe growing biosolutions space offers compelling potential across the agricultural landscape. At the farm level, biosolutions work to reduce residues, increase enhance climate change adaptation, and improve overall crop quality, and at the same time biosolutions are a powerful tool in safeguarding our soils and our ecology overall.On this episode of UPL Insights, Florent Clair is joined by Andre Monteiro, Marketing and Communication Manager, UPL W&C Africa, to talk all things biosolutions and Pronutiva. Andre draws on 6 years of experience developing the biosolutions market and shares stories of the incredible impact that UPL’s work wi...2021-11-1815 minOpenAg ®The NPP Podcast We believe the secrets to solving some of the biggest development challenges in the world can be found in some of the smallest, naturally occurring technologies. From seaweed to starch, and biostimulants to bacteria, it’s time to meet the micros!Our launch episode of the NPP – Natural Plant Protection – Podcast, is now online, with Dan Sanchez joined by Fabio Toretta, Chief Operating Officer at NPP, based in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Fabio has spent the last 30 years working to unlock the power of micro-technologies in the natural world, and in this episode, we will be exploring the mol...2021-11-1712 minOpenAg ®TopSoil Episode 2: Healthy Soil, Healthy PlanetTreated like a transformative agri-technology, soil has the potential to feed a booming global population; reverse the impacts of climate change; and even dramatically reduce greenhouses gas emissions. So how can we work with farmers all over the world to ensure that healthier soils lead to a healthier planet? Joining TopSoil to explore this question is Dr. Wayne Honeycutt, President and CEO of the Soil Health Institute. In this episode, Wayne talks us through the SHI’s ‘Soil Targets’ programme, the importance of microscopic livestock, and the recent multi-year collaboration agreement with UPL.To find out more about...2021-10-2811 minOpenAg ®Radicle Carbon and Soil ChallengeUPL has made a commitment to redefining sustainability, and part of this means redefining our relationship with the natural world. We believe that soil health, plant health, and planet health are interlinked, and an important part of the transformation of global food systems. To lead this discussion, we’re launching a new podcast mini-series that looks at the untapped potential of soils, and brings together some other soil champions from around the world. Our first episode is a special ahead of the full series launch, and looks at the Radicle Carbon & Soil Challenge by UPL. Thro...2021-10-1308 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: UPL Women’s NetworkWomen are the backbone of agriculture, with studies suggesting that they account for nearly half of the world’s smallholder farmers and produce up to 70% of Africa’s food. They are largely responsible for agricultural activities such as growing household crops and vegetables, preserving harvests, and raising sheep and goats. Yet despite their contribution to the sector, women face a number of challenges and barriers, unable to access the land, loans, inputs, and machinery that men do, whilst also carrying the ‘double burden’ of paid work and unpaid care work looking after their families. In this epis...2021-10-0637 minOpenAg ®Tekon & Neoroot in India in rice cropNPP launches Tekon & Neoroot in India in rice crop (other crops to follow), a granular formulation based on mycorrhiza. The key features of this product are it increases nutrient uptake, uniform seedlings, reduced transplanting shock, higher yield and also helps in carbon sequestration. In this podcast let us listen to Sudhir Shinde Global Technical Marketing Head , NPP sharing with us the benefits of this product.2021-09-2206 minOpenAg ®Benefits Of Seed Treatment Products Provax And Reno On Crops Like Pulses And SugarcaneIn this podcast let us listen to Pradeep Kumar Singh, Lead - Seed Treatment and crop establishment India, sharing with us the benefits of seed treatment products Provax and Reno on crops like Pulses and Sugarcane. We could achieve ROI of 1:6 in the 1st year of the launch and 100 % satisfaction of more than 2 million growers.2021-09-2106 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: How BioSolutions are working to ensure Kenya’s agricultural sector?In Kenya, agriculture plays play a vital role in the economy, contributing 26 percent of the GDP, employing more than 40 percent of the total population and providing the wider livelihood for more than 80 percent of Kenya’s population. But beyond the economic profile of agriculture, what is the day-to-day reality of farming in Kenya?In this episode of our #AGRF2021 UPL Insights series, Florent Clair speaks with Shanni Srivastava (Regional Head, East Africa and Middle East, UPL) and Catherine Gauchuhi (Communications and Marketing, UPL Kenya) about how BioSolutions are working to ensure Kenya’s agricultural sector is not only...2021-09-2118 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights - Artificial Intelligence v. Natural ThreatsHow is artificial intelligence transforming farmer’s capabilities to identify and tackle pests and protect their crops? In Kenya, GoMicro, an artificial intelligence app, is revolutionising the way growers interact with their fields, crops and insects – driving farmer resilience, productivity and prosperity.In this episode of our #AGRF2021 UPL Insights series, Florent Clair is joined by Shanni Srivastava, head of East Africa and Middle East at UPL Ltd., and Sivam Krish, Founder and CEO of GoMicro UPL and GoMicro meaningful partnership in Kenya, which is enabling farmers to detect one of the most invasive pests threatening regional food...2021-09-0615 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights - The Rice RaceDespite favourable climates and growing conditions as well as over 130 million hectares of land suitable for rice cultivation, why does Africa produce less than 5% of the world’s total rice? Harnessing Africa’s untapped natural resources and fostering a thriving rice sector offers a clear pathway towards food security, sufficiency, and prosperity.In this episode of our #AGRF2021 UPL Insights series, Florent Clair speaks with Fadel Ndiama, Vice President at AGRA, and Isaac Mungoma, Investment Manager at IDH Kenya FarmFit Fund, to look at shared commitments to realising Africa’s rice production potential. The discussion looks at the ne...2021-09-0641 minThe Root of the MatterOpenInnovation: UPL’s Approach to Technology DiscoveryAgriculture innovation has exploded in recent years — from seed technology and soil monitoring to equipment. Adrian Percy, UPL’s Chief Technology Officer, is no stranger to this technological innovation. Adrian dives into the technology that’s developed over the years and shares how UPL approaches innovation through business partnerships and the OpenAg Center.2021-08-0227 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights - Rice Pronutiva2021-06-2508 minOpenAg ®Recognizing And Building Female Competencies At WorkWe are building a strong network of women and to kickstart we organized a - Recognizing And Building Female Competencies At Work event.In the event our leadership spoke on Female Competencies and how to recognize and encourage them in all employees and leaders.Read more: https://www.upl-ltd.com/blog-details/upl-is-proud-to-support-gender-diversity#OpenAg #YieldsOfEquality #MakeADifference #EachForEquality #LifeAtUPL2021-06-1408 minOpenAg ®DECCO Worldwide acquisition of IngeAgro, SA and its FULLCOVER®In this podcast let us listen to Paula Santillan, Marketing & Development Supervisor, LATAM, DECCO and Tomas Yakasovic, Founder- Ingeagro sharing with us benefits of DECCO Worldwide acquisition of IngeAgro, SA and its FULLCOVER®Read More - https://www.upl-ltd.com/press_release/uI1A1HvPd3JB2WNPjZOn2muJLAWqlijP7OE6j7aP.pdf2021-05-1003 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: An alliance with NovozymesNovozymes in its change of business model found UPL as the strategic partner to be able to give continuity to its market access strategy. This alliance will really be very powerful in the market, where our commercial network sees UPL in constant dynamism, and with a very attractive portfolio of solutions.2021-04-3003 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: LIVING INCOMEIn this live episode of UPL Insights, we explore different ideas to overcome new and perennial challenges facing the farming in Africa, and different approaches for improving the living income of the continent’s 33million smallholders. Florent Clair is joined by Jennifer Baarn, Head of Partnerships at AGRA, and Chris Brett, Lead Agribusiness Specialist at the World Bank. You can read more about UPL’s work improving the living income of cocoa farmers in West Africa here: https://www.upl-ltd.com/downloads/pdf/2018-2019_UPL_C&FI_Progress_report_FINAL.pdf To know...2021-04-1557 minThe Root of the MatterIntroducing The Root of the MatterIn this first episode, Host Ken Root chats with Craig Brekkas for a light-hearted conversation about growing up on the farm and their careers in agriculture. Craig, Head of North America for UPL, discusses the state of agriculture in North America and how UPL’s purpose, OpenAg, plays a role in influencing the global food system.2021-04-1222 min
OpenAg ®COCOA CO-CREATIONIn this episode of UPL Insights, we’re looking at the story of BANZAI – the first biological technology developed by UPL and Plant Impact (part of Croda International Plc) to help farmers safely grow more on less land and therefore improve their incomes, diversify their crops, and protect forests. Florent Clair is joined by Laura Bishop, Market Application Specialist at Plant Impact, to discuss the efficacy of bio-solutions, the co-creation of the BANZAI product, and where the technology is heading next. To learn more about UPL’s work, go to: https://www.upl-ltd.com/our-story/open-co...2020-11-1927 min
OpenAg ®MaizeWill growing more vegetables help cocoa farmers across West Africa improve their living income, build resilience and protect forests? In this episode of UPL Insights, Florent Clair is joined by Krishna Pillai, Global Head of Partnerships at Barry Callebaut, to discuss their shared approaches to diversification and some of the positive changes already bearing fruit for cocoa communities. To learn more about UPL’s work, go to: https://www.upl-ltd.com/downloads/pdf/2018-2019_UPL_C&FI_Progress_report_FINAL.pdf2020-11-1827 min
OpenAg ®Cocoa StewardshipIn this episode of UPL Insights we explore the topic of stewardship and agro-coaching within cocoa communities across West and Central Africa. From practical tools, demonstration plots, local language and climate adaptation, good and safe agricultural practices can make the differences for farmers’ welfare l and environment protection. Florent Clair is joined by Marine Kara, Head of Stewardship and Training with UPL’s Africa team, to discuss some of the historic training programmes that UPL is leading with farmers in West Africa. To learn more about UPL’s work on stewardship with cocoa communities please visit...2020-11-1614 min
OpenAg ®Cocoa CollaborationIn this episode of UPL Insights, we’re looking at the subject of sustainability and what it means in the cocoa sector. Florent Clair is joined by Tim McCoy from the World Cocoa Foundation to explore shared priorities and the importance of collaboration. To learn more about UPL’s work with sustainability initiatives in the cocoa sector, go to: https://www.upl-ltd.com/downloads/pdf/2018-2019_UPL_C&FI_Progress_report_FINAL.pdf 2020-11-1620 min
OpenAg ®FROM BEAN TO BARannual partnership meeting, we look at the many challenges facing the cocoa sector, from low wages and human rights issues, to environmental damages and biodiversity loss. Florent Clair is joined by Hubert Ehouman, who leads UPL’s cocoa programme for West and Central Africa, where they discuss how UPL is taking into account these challenges and the needs of each stakeholder and is helping empower smallholder farmers to grow more cocoa on less soil. UPL is proud to be the only input provider company who is a signatory of World Cocoa Foundation’s Cocoa and Fores...2020-11-1318 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: CAN A CATERPILLAR BE REPROGRAMMED?In this episode of UPL Insights, we’re looking at the story of FAWligen – the new technology that has reprogrammed the inner workings of caterpillars to help combat one of the most serious threats to crops across the African continent. Florent Clair is joined by Dr. Shachi Gurumayum, Head of Africa for AgBiTech, and Dr Ivan Rwomushana, Senior Scientist, Invasive Species Management for CABI. You can read more about FAWligen here: https://www.cabi.org/isc/fallarmywormaction To know more about us follow us on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/upl...2020-09-1129 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: THE SILENT KILLERIn this episode of UPL Insights, we’re looking at Aflatoxins, the ‘silent killer’ threatening food crops and livestock across the African continent, and the new technology developed to fight it. Florent Clair is joined by Dr. Jane Kamau, Commercialisation & Agribusiness Manager at IITA, and Dr Titilayo Falade, Associate Scientist, IITA. You can read more about UPL’s work with biosolutions here: https://www.upl-ltd.com/solutions/plant-stress-and-stimulation To know more about us follow us on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/upl_global/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/UPLGlobal...2020-09-1135 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: RETHINKING AGRIBUSINESSIn this episode of UPL Insights, we’re looking at the changing role that agribusiness is playing to support farms and farmers around the world. Florent Clair is joined by Dhruv Sawney, Business Head and COO of nurture.farm, to discuss Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) and how digital platforms are helping to solve last-mile delivery for smallholder farmers. To know more about us follow us on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/upl_global/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/UPLGlobal/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/UPLLtd2020-09-1014 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: Emerging Threats to Food SecurityIn our first episode of UPL Insights, we explore the existing and emerging threats to the way we grow food and support farmers, and look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed some concerning trends in the way we think about food security. Florent Clair is joined by Dr David Nabarro, Special Envoy of WHO Director General and Strategic Director of 4SD, and Dominique Burgeon, Director of FAO's Emergency and Resilience Division. You can read more about UPL’s work with locusts here: https://www.upl-ltd.com/food-security-solution2020-09-0738 min
OpenAg ®UPL Insights: SOIL SECRETSIn this episode of UPL Insights, we explore how a revolutionary new technology is reworking the science of soil and water to help plants reach their full potential, even in the harshest and most desolate growing conditions. Florent Clair is joined by Kevin Ashford to discuss UPL’s work developing and testing ZEBA technology. You can read more about UPL’s work with ZEBA here: https://www.upl-ltd.com/in/product-details/water-conservation/zeba2020-09-0716 min
OpenAg ®UPL Insights: AG-TECH AND THE DEVELOPING WORLDIn this episode of UPL Insights, we’re looking at the way technology is already transforming agriculture, food systems and farmer livelihoods and the innovations that will shape the future of food. Florent Clair is joined by UPL’s Chief Technology Officer, Dr Adrian Percy to explore the agri-innovations large and small, and how UPL has created a new innovation model based on collaboration. You can read more about UPL’s work with technology and the OpenAg Center here: https://www.upl-ltd.com/OpenAg-Center/ To know more about us follow us on 2020-09-0719 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: BUILDING A BREADBASKET?In this episode of UPL Insights, we’re asking if new technologies developed in Argentina could offer a new route to food security for farmers and families across the African continent. Florent Clair is joined by Pedro Pardo to discuss the work that UPL is leading with Sorghum and how the many uses of this staple crop could turn transform the potential for Africa’s breadbasket over the next decade. You can read more about UPL and Advanta’s work with Sorghum here: http://advantaus.com/products-services/grain-sorghum-hybrids/ To know more about us...2020-09-0719 minOpenAg ®UPL Insights: LEARNING FROM LOCUSTSIn this episode of UPL Insights, we take a look at the threat to farmers, food security and livelihoods posed by the swarms of locusts – numbering in hundreds of billions and covering hundreds of square miles – that have ravaged East Africa in recent months. Florent Clair is joined by Patrick Amuyunzu to discuss the work UPL is leading on crop protection and the new technologies helping farmers meet this challenge. You can read more about UPL’s work with locusts here: https://www.upl-ltd.com/corporate-news2020-09-0724 minOpenAg ®UPL | Sustainability Podcast TrailerWhat questions will define global agriculture in our lifetime and beyond? In a new series called ‘UPL Insights’ the UPL Sustainability Podcast brings together leading experts to explore the ideas, innovations and solutions driving the green revolution in sustainable agriculture and changing the game for smallholder farmers across the continent. Join UPL at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Virtual Summit from 7 September 2020 and follow the link to learn more about UPL’s work. https://www.upl-ltd.com/sustainability/environment 2020-08-3101 min
OpenAg ®Uses Of Zeba | Water Management Tools - Kevin Ashford | UPL PodcastJoin our 2nd podcast on Zeba in which Kevin Ashford is explaining how we can use zeba which is a water management tool patented under UPL-LTD. You will get an insight on how to improve the soil health with new inventions in agriculture like zeba. Play Now!2020-08-2804 min
OpenAg ®Fumigants - Quickphos | UPL PodcastIn this UPL podcast Hans shares his thought on a war humanity is at, it is affecting our health and our economy these days. He talks about the solution, Quickphos, a UPL invented product, which has the potential to solve food storage and food security related problems.2020-07-2406 minOpenAg ®Copio - Muthi Bhar Jeevan | UPL PodcastLearn how Copio works and how to implement the products in the field and what all benefits we will receive from the usage of Copio. Join this UPL Podcast with Praful Sarkar who will provide detailed information on a product called as Copio which is an agro product by UPL.2020-07-2104 minOpenAg ®The Unbreakable Farmer With Warren Davies | UPL PodcastWarren will be sharing his story of how to overcome tough times and challenging situations in our life, how to come up with different strategies to deal with mental illness, how communication is important to improve your mental health. He also shares his experience of how farmers were affected due to worldwide lockdown which is imposed due to Covid-19. Join this UPL podcast to know the real-life story of Warren Davies, also known as the unbreakable farmer. 2020-07-2114 min