Event Info

The four Agri-Tech Centres of Innovation invite you to a half-day conference on Innovation for Food Resilience.

CHAP, along with our fellow Agri-Tech Centres of Innovation (Agri-EPICentre, Agrimetrics, and CIEL) are bringing together thought-leaders from Industry, Government and Agriculture, including Microsoft, Chatham House and the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) for England and Wales, to discuss the role of innovation and technology in increasing food resilience.

The COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and numerous other external factors have brought about a renewed focus on food security in the UK and both the global supply chain and the sector’s resilience are being tested like never before. Producers and growers are being asked to increase yields with fewer inputs and put systems in place to limit the impact of stressors and increase our food resilience.

The sector is working towards an ambition Net Zero goal and suppliers are now being held accountable for greater traceability and more ethical supply chains.

Agenda

13:00 Welcome and introduction by host, Charlotte Smith

13:10 Professor Tim Benton, Research Director at Chatham House

13:35 Minette Batters, President at NFU

14:00 Ellen Wilson, Sustainability & Smart Cities Lead at Microsoft UK

14:25 Break

4 UK Agri-Tech Centres Themed Presentations

14:40 Climate and Net Zero

15:00 Sustainable Productivity

15:20 Crop and Livestock Health

15:40 Food Provenance and Quality

16:00 Break

16:10 Q&A and Panel Discussion

16:45 Closing Remarks

17:00 Conference Close

When?

Thursday 19 November 2020

From 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm

Where?
Online

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How much?
Free