Robert Saik
Professional Agrologist & Certified Agricultural Consultant
Founder / Global Business Development AGRI-TREND® Inc
Saik Management Group, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
As a professional agrologist who works with all types of farming operations, I am in a unique position to observe what is going on both in agriculture and society at large. I travel a lot, so I see things especially in urban markets…I am a techie, so I am in-touch with trends and I am connected to agriculture directly, providing me with a unique perspective on what constitutes the perception vs the reality of modern agriculture.
Since the dawn of agriculture, man has been genetically modifying plants and animals to better provide food. This technological evolution continues today in the form of Bio-Engineering. There is a “disconnect” with what is going on at the farm; how technology is being used and what people “think” is going on at the farm.
It’s time to change the conversation from NO GMO to KNOW GMO. It’s time to stop shouting and start listening. And it’s time we had an uplifting discussion about food.
Rob's TedX Talk, which was titled "Will agriculture be ALLOWED to feed 9 billion people?", would go hand-in-hand with his "KNOW GMO" presentation.