his field of research, Stymne was awarded the 2008 Terry Galliard Award which is awarded to researchers whose work has had particular influence in the field of plant lipid biochemistry. Stymne has also been awarded the honorary reward For Zealous and Devoted Service of the Realm from the Swedish government for his long and devoted service. Stymne as an opinion maker For many years, Stymne has been one of Sweden's most successful and dedicated debaters when it comes to Sweden's and the European Union's attitude toward genetically modified crops and their role in future agriculture. As such, his position has been that genetic engineering is a natural part of the plant breeder's toolbox and that plant biotechnology represents a new green revolution and a prerequisite for adapting agriculture to future demands. Despite his positive attitude towards technology application in plant breeding, Stymne warned early of the risks of letting a few large multinational companies have too much influence over specific crop traits introduced by genetic engineering and hence the future seed market. This, he meant, is worsened by Sweden and the rest of Europe's inability to handle the issue of genetically modified crops using a scientific and non-biased approach. Although Stymne has been critical of the centralization of influence over future agriculture to a few multinational companies, he has at the same time made clear that the debate about these must be fact-based and not subjected to the spread of false information. Furthermore, Stymne has criticized the environmental movement to demonize genetic engineering and through delusions of facts and lies attempting to sabotage the debate. At the same time, Stymne has expressed his support for the environmental movement and stressed the importance of the efforts of both environmental and individual environmentalists to stop ongoing and prevent further negative environmental impact. Future oil crops As a natural extension of his research in plant lipid biochemistry, Stymne has engaged in the issue of agricultural products for the energy and industry sectors. He has criticized the use of agricultural products for fuel production, such as converting corn starch to bioethanol, by pointing out the inefficient energy conversion and the world's fuel requirement is too large for agriculture to be a sustainable solution. Instead, Stymne has argued that resources should instead be aimed at producing new oil qualities in order to replace fossil oil in the oleochemical industry, where he believes that the environmental