Regional Forum for the Future of Agriculture Ireland - September 26, 2019

Thursday, September 26, 2019
10:30 - 14:00 (CET)

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:

  1. Climate change and agriculture production
  2. EU new reality
  3. Innovation & science for agriculture

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Agenda

Sep 26, 2019

10:30 - 14:00 (CET)

10:30 - 10:45 (CET)

Welcome

Welcome by Pierre-Olivier Drége, ELO President &
Patrick Perceval Blunden, Irish Landowners Organisation Board member

10:45 - 12:00 (CET)

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

12:00 - 13:00 (CET)

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

13:00 - 14:00 (CET)

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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