Regional Forum for the Future of Agriculture Ireland - September 26, 2019
Regional Forum for the Future of Agriculture Ireland – September 26, 2019
The FFA partners hosted the second regional conference of the Forum for the Future of Agriculture (FFA) on Thursday, September 26, 2019 in Dublin.
Professor emeritus Allan Buckwell (RISE Foundation), Prof. Peter Thorne (Chair of ICARUS group, co-author of the IPCC Land Use report) and Blaz Kurnik (Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Expert, EEA) were speakers.
During the event 3 main topics were tackled:
- Climate change and agriculture production
- EU new reality
- Innovation & science for agriculture
Agenda
Sep 26, 2019
Welcome
Welcome by Pierre-Olivier Drége, ELO President &
Patrick Perceval Blunden, Irish Landowners Organisation Board member
Panel 1: Climate change & agriculture production
Keynote speaker: Blaz Kurnik, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Expert, EEA &
Prof Emeritus Allan Buckwell, RISE Foundation
– Elisabeth Claverie de Saint Martin, Director Strategy & Research, CIRAD
– Marta Zuluaga-ZiIbermann, Director Policy & Government Relations, Cargill, EMEA region
– James O’Reilly, Arable Farmer, ILO member
Moderator: Matthew Dempsey, Irish Farmers Journal
Panel 2: Green deal - EU new reality?
Keynote speaker: Prof. Peter Thome, Chair of ICARUS group, co-author of the IPCC &
Land Use report
– Radu Antohe, Secretary of State & Adviser of the Prime Minister, Romania
– Oonagh Duggan, Assistant Head of Policy and Advocacy, BirdWatch Ireland
– Stuart Green, Research Officer, Teagasc
– Pierre-Olivier Drége, ELO President
Moderator: Matthew Dempsey, Irish Farmers Journal
Panel 3: Innovation & science for agriculture
Keynote speaker: Professor Alexander McBratney, Director, Sydney Institute of
Agriculture, Professor of Digital Agriculture & Soil Science, University of Sydney, Australia
– Andrew Owen-Griffiths, Head of I-Jnit SANTE F3 (Plants and Organics), Europea Commission
– Dr John Gilliland, Director of Agriculture and Sustainability, Devenish
– Burke Corbett, Director of The Irish Timber Growers Association, Farmer & Innovator
– Xavier Leprince, Head Business Sustainability EAME, Syngenta
Moderator: Matthew Dempsey, Irish Farmers Journal
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