Brandon Mitchener
Former PA Lead EMEA, Bayer Crop Science
Expert Bio
A former journalist and public affairs consultant, I grew up in the United States but have lived and worked in Europe for the past 25 years.
I joined Monsanto (now Bayer) in December 2012 from First Solar, a leading producer of photovoltaic panels and solar power plants and before joining First Solar, I worked as a public affairs consultant in the Brussels office of APCO Worldwide and specialized in projects related to EU food, technology, transportation, and competition policies.
In my journalism days, I was a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, The International Herald Tribune and Dow Jones Newswires in Europe for 15 years, reporting on a wide range of European business and political topics including German unification, technology regulation, food safety and the automotive sector from Frankfurt and Brussels.
I was educated at Wabash College in Indiana, the universities of Vienna and Basel, and Columbia University’s Graduate Schools of Journalism and International and Public Affairs in New York.
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Q: Are there any Italian language articles about GMOs ?
A: Thank you for your question. Please see below for Italian language articles which discuss GMOs. La Repubblica: La Verita, Per Favore, Sui Pericoli Della Carne La Stampa: Nei campi robot-contadini e chimica che cura le piante La Stampa: L’Expo sta per finire e l’agricoltura si reinventa La Stampa: Con gli Ogm si salta nel future E l’Italia puo essere tra i big Il Sole: L’editing genetico per il Sistema agricolo Il Sole: I paradossi del biologico Il Sole: Nessuno incanta Obama e Castro Sicurezzalimentare: Dalle biotecnologie agli ogm, vizi e virtu L&rs [...]
A: Thanks for your question. We recommend the educational booklet publication “Dai geni ai semi,” written by Giorgio Morelli from INRAN, for background information on GMOs and agriculture. You may also find interesting the Italian journal articles listed below, a particular article I would like to highlight is written by one of Italy’s most prominent oncologists, Veronesi: ‘Cari nemici degli Ogm vi prego ripensateci quei semi migliorano la vita dell’uomo”. Additional resources on GMOs can be found at the international resources section of our website. I hope t [...]
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