Dunedin geneticist Dr Bruno Santos, recently promoted to partner at agribusiness company AbacusBio, with his daughter, Isabela Green-Santos (8). PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHWhen the world starts to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, big agribusiness opportunities will open up for New Zealand, Dunedin geneticist Dr Bruno Santos believes. Brazilian-born Dr Santos has welcomed his recent promotion to partner at AbacusBio and said that would increase his ability to provide input into the international company's future. The agribusiness consulting company was ‘‘hugely passionate about making a difference to agriculture and has great scientific credentials as well as on-farm pragmatism’’. AbacusBio would be adapting livestock improvement principles, but would be working with African animals and plants, rather than exporting New Zealand cows.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 25, 2020 05:15 UTC