Unitd Kingdom
May 5, 2009
 The
British Crop Production Council
(BCPC) is delighted to report that work is well underway on its
two and half-day Congress
– a major event in the international crop production and
protection calendar. Running alongside the Congress will be the
BCPC Exhibition - the leading trade exhibition for suppliers to
the industry worldwide.
An announcement that the BCPC Congress was being relaunched and
returning to Glasgow this November was made in February 2009,
following the formation of an important industry alliance
between the BCPC and
UBM (owner of
Farmers Guardian, Informex USA, CPhI and Food Ingredients). The
two organizations will partner the running of the world's
largest gathering of crop science and technology business
professionals.
“BCPC is extremely pleased to be partnering with UBM in
re-launching the Congress in 2009. We are confident that UBM’s
reach will enable the creation of exciting events into the
future. These will have both scientific and commercial interest
for a wide range of participants, throughout the whole of the
food, feed, fibre and bio-energy production chain,” commented
BCPC’s chairman, Dr Colin Ruscoe.
Despite the global economic crisis, the threats posed by climate
change, and increasing pressures from globalisation, the crop
production industry remains buoyant. An ever-growing population
continues to ensure unrepentant strains on food supply around
the world which poses both challenges and opportunities to
agriculture and the wider food supply chain. New crop production
techniques, compounds and products are needed more than ever.
Research investment and commercialisation continues to challenge
the scientific community and this will be one of the main themes
of this year's BCPC Congress.
The conference programme, which is being finalised at the moment
in consultation with our expert advisory panel, will be
announced shortly. Full details of the event, including how to
register, can be found on the dedicated Congress website
www.bcpccongress.com.
The British Crop Production
Council (BCPC) is a non-profit making organisation. Over 50
years it has developed an international reputation for sound
science in the fields of agriculture, food and the environment.
Its conferences, publications and working groups bring together
scientists to form opinion on key issues. Its
website attracts more than
12,000 visitors a month seeking its opinions, products and
services
UBM focuses on two principal activities: worldwide information
distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and
monetisation of B2B communities and markets. UBM’s businesses
inform markets and serve professional commercial communities -
from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery
traders, from farmers to pharmacists – with integrated events,
online, print and business information products. Our 6,500 staff
in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams
that serve these communities, bringing buyers and sellers
together, helping them to do business and their markets to work
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