2nd International Academia for Green Africa conference

David will be presenting his work on reduction of nitrogen pollution at source, via improvement of efficiency of nitrogen fertilisers at the 2nd AFGA Conference at Lancaster University 11th and 12th of August 201. The purpose of the conference is to bring together African and international scholars, corporate leaders and policy makers to address African environmental issues.

Levity CropScience MD David Marks says 'With the increasing demand for food, fuel and fibre, the global economic crisis, and growing concerns over the impacts of agriculture on the environment, the improvement of productivity and nutrient use efficiency is vital for sustainable food production in Africa. Levity and its African partners are working hard in Africa to develop products that address the unique issues faced by farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.

The AGFA conference is an excellent forum to present the work we doing in countries such as Kenya, Zambia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, where our technology is reducing inputs and safeguarding the environment whilst also delivering more income to farmers through increased production and lower input costs.

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To view David’s presentation poster click the link
AFGA Conference poster

Lancashire Evening Post Article

David was recently interviewed by the Lancashire Evening Post. To read the article click on the link below:

Lancashire Evening Post Article

International Society for Horticultural Sciences symposium

David will be presenting a paper on his research into improving sustainability  of vegetable production via development of more efficient nitrogen fertilisers, at the Vth International ISHS Symposium of Vegetable Nutrition and Fertilisation in Cairo (Egypt) 19th - 22nd December 2011.


Vth International ISHS Symposium of Vegetable Nutrition

The purpose of this symposium is to improve the health values of vegetable fruits, reduce agrochemical residues and to minimize agro-environmental pollution, by gathering all those researching in vegetable crops nutrition, fertilizer manufacturers, distributors and growers. In order to share information on the aspects of eco-friendly fertilization strategies research, development, and sustainability. We welcome you to join us for this exciting and in-depth conference exploring the ever-changing face of vegetables nutrition research and development. We look forward to seeing you in Egypt, one of the most popular agriculturalists, historic and tourist country in the world.

Company update June 2011

David is pleased to announce the acquisition of the remaining 50% of Cumbria Biotechnology Limited from co-founder Dr Bill Preston. Going forwards Cumbria Biotechnology ltd will be rebranded as Levity Cropscience as part of a consolidation of David’s commercial interests.

It will retain its facilities at Lancaster University LEC

For further information please view
www.levitycropscience.com

Lancaster Environment Centre Office

From November 2010 Levity Cropscience is to co-locate its offices within LEC.

David has a longstanding relationship with Lancaster University LEC where he has been a Visiting Research Fellow since 2008. LEC is a £35m five star rated research facility with world class laboratories and 300 scientists.

http://www.lec.lancs.ac.uk/business/partnership/LEC_Brochure_UK.pdf

Levity Cropscience Managing Director David Marks said ‘I am pleased to be able to further build upon my relationship with Lancaster University, by taking offices within LEC, where I have strong research links being a Visiting Researcher. Having already based our glasshouse testing and laboratories at LEC it makes good sense to also locate our offices there’.

Speaker at Crop Production India 2010

David will be a speaker at Crop Production India 2010 being held at Grant Hyatt Mumbai 25th-26th May 2010.

The topic David will be speaking about is
gaining a competitive advantage through innovation in formulation technologies.

BCPC Congress 2009

David will be attending the 2009 BCPC Congress http://www.bcpccongress.com/ on the 9th and 10th of November.

He will be available to discuss his new company.

Latest News

David will be attending the 4th ABIM in Lucerne Switzerland October 19th-20th 2009

He will be making a presentation on his latest research work.

http://www.abim-lucerne.ch/documents/abim-flyer2009.pdf

Plant Impact plc update

Please note that as of the 25th June 2009 David Marks is no longer an Executive Director at Plant Impact plc.

The 5th International Conference on Biopesticides

David will be presenting a paper on his research work on essential oil based botanical pesticides at the 5th International Conference on Biopesticides in New Delhi (India) 26-30th April 2009.

http://icob5.nic.in/

The 5th International Conference on Biopesticides: Stakeholders’ Perspective (ICOB-V 2009) is being organized from 26 April to 30 April 2009 by TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), New Delhi, India, in collaboration with Society for Promotion and Innovation of Biopesticides (SPIB), at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. This conference is in continuation of a series of international conferences held previously in Thailand (1996), China (1998), Malaysia (2002), and Thailand (2005), promoted by the University of California, Riverside, USA, and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. The conference would bring to the fore the fundamental and applied research on various aspects of biopesticides in pest and disease management in agriculture, forestry, public health, and the urban landscape.