Chair's Message
Welcome from Dr Alan Baylis, Chair of the SCI BioResources Technical Interest Group:
On behalf of the BioResources Group Committee I would like to welcome you to our web pages. Our remit spans areas of plant, crop and environmental sciences covering all aspects of crop production, crop protection and crop utilisation … optimising the use of the planet’s biological resources. World agriculture faces significant challenges to provide food security for the burgeoning population and to provide animal feed, fuel, fibre and many other materials too, from drugs to plastics. There is a clear need to share knowledge across networks founded on scientific rigour.
BioResources Committee members are involved in many other organisations which makes for a powerful network to develop new contacts and to stage topical events with a distinctive perspective, for real impact. We also have close links to other SCI groups in the Agri-Food Hub and three SCI-Wiley journals.
Our stakeholders include those in the science-based agricultural community, the food chain industries, players involved in the bioeconomy, the education sector and the media, and we also welcome interaction with policy formers and regulators, and the public at large.
If you wish to know more about the Group or want to offer suggestions for new activities, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are always keen to welcome enthusiastic new Members. SCI is a forward-looking interdisciplinary organisation connecting industry and academia at all levels throughout the world. I encourage you to introduce your colleagues and acquaintances to the Society, and see our Membership Options page for details on how to join.
Dr Alan Baylis,
Chairman
BioResources Group