<p>The Science Behind Your Salad shines a spotlight on the innovation, technology, digital and sustainability for healthy food made by BASF in Agriculture.</p>

&lt;p&gt;On the floodplains between the Tagus and Sorraia rivers, just outside Lisbon, lies one of Portugal&amp;rsquo;s most remarkable agricultural landscapes, Companhia das Lez&amp;iacute;rias.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In this episode of The Science Behind your Salad, Jane Craigie steps into a living, breathing system where cork oak forests, rice paddies, grazing cattle, and vineyards coexist, shaped by centuries of stewardship and increasingly by the demands of a changing climate.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;From the kitchen of estate chef Pedro Samora - where local ingredients tell stories of heritage and community - to the rice fields that define Portugal&amp;rsquo;s deep cultural connection to food, this is a journey through a place where agriculture is both tradition and innovation.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Meeting the people behind the landscape, one of the estate managers, Rui Ver&amp;iacute;ssimo Batista to rice specialist Jo&amp;atilde;o Alegria, CropLife Portugal&amp;rsquo;s Jo&amp;atilde;o Cardoso, and BASF&amp;rsquo;s Pedro Reis, Jane explores how this vast estate is adapting. Digital tools, precision farming, and biodiversity-led practices are helping to balance productivity with environmental responsibility in a hotter, drier future.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Portugal consumes more rice per person than anywhere else in Europe, and here, that story unfolds not just in fields, but on plates, in communities, and across generations.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This episode is a sensory exploration of food, farming, and place, where past and future meet, and where agriculture works in rhythm with land, water, and nature.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A story of balance.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;A story of resilience.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;And a reminder that the food on our plate begins long before the kitchen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://omnystudio.com/listener&quot;&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;

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