WELCOME! My name is Jan-Olov Johansson and I'm an agronomist who has been working as a journalist for over 30 years. My areas of special interest as a journalist has been science, medicine and animals. During my career I have worked in several different branches of the media, the daily press as well as tv and radio broadcasting. For ten years I was editor in chief at Vetenskapsradion in Sweden.

Lately I have focused on the politics in science and how we can use innovations to improve our quality of life. Check out my upcoming project under "Sweden's chance".

To read more about me, check out the link "Jan-Olov Johansson" in the menue above.

ARTICLE. Plötsligt har maten blivit dyr. Eller i vart fall dyrare. I Sverige bekymrar sig Riksbanken för inflationsmålet - runt om i världen bekymrar sig miljoner människor för hur de skall få råd till nästa mål mat. Mycket tyder på att detta inte är en tillfällig kris. Oljan blir allt dyrare, världens befolkning växer och ställer samma krav på mat och dryck som konsumenterna i västvärlden. Klimatet förändras och den bördiga jorden odlas bort. I Sverige har vi länge betraktat jordbruket som enbart ett problem. En näring som producerat ett dyrt köttberg och dessutom grumlat badvattnet. Med politiska lämpor och en flora av myndigheter har vi mest försökt begränsa lantbrukets skadeverkningart..

So far no articles in English has been published on the website but chek back later for updates.

The latest blog entries (all in Swedish) can be read under the link Science & Sensibility in the menu above.

UPCOMING PROJECT The news today are full of stories about large factories closing down and people that can't find employment. The former big Swedish companies are no longer Swedish and the once Swedish carindustry is being overtaken by Chinese companies. The economic crisis in the world today is fundamentaly changing the conditions of the global market. At the same time the price on energy is increasing and the world seems to be on the brink of a rapid climate change that will greatly affect our enviroment and every day life. From this perspective - what is the future for a small country in the outskirts of Europe? A country that has for a long time used it's exportindustry and excellent energysources to thrive. What will our children do for a living and what will sustain the Swedish society in the future? Maybe by developing science?

For more information about the project - check out the link Sweden's chance in the menu above.