Food Systems Summit Dialogue: Role of Ag Biotech in Transforming Food Systems

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Science Allies - Biotechnology, Agriculture, Ecology, Health, and Critical Thinking

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A Production of the Alliance for Science and Boyce Thomson Institute - Scientific innovation is needed to enhance food security, improve environmental sustainability and raise the quality of life globally. Listen in to AfS Live, as we learn from the stories of farmers, scientists and activists who are working to grow food security and environmental resilience in their communities. Our goal is to deliver fact-based credible information and human stories about Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs), agricultural science, plant breeding, climate change, vaccines and more!

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Food Systems Summit Dialogue: Role of Ag Biotech in Transforming Food Systems

Science Allies - Biotechnology, Agriculture, Ecology, Health, and Critical Thinking

1 hour 29 minutes 47 seconds

4 years ago

Food Systems Summit Dialogue: Role of Ag Biotech in Transforming Food Systems

The UN Special Envoy for the 2021 Food Systems Summit has invited all sectors of society to share their perspectives and solutions. Independent Food Systems Summit Dialogues are being convened around the world both before and after the Summit, effectively crowdsourcing sustainable solutions to strengthen local and global food system. This summit dialogue will explore the role of agricultural biotechnology in transforming food systems for the better by increasing the yields, efficiency or resilience of staple crops.

The line up of global speakers includes: Graham Brookes, PG Economics – UK; Motlatsi Musi, farmer, South Africa; Aileen Garcia, International Rice Research Institute – Philippines; Arif Hossain, CEO of Farming Future Bangladesh; Vitumbiko Chinoko, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology, Kenya; André Tomas Vilela Hermann, Synthetic Biology Club – Brazil; John Komen, Komen Bioscience Consultancy, Netherlands; Navneet Kaur, Indian post-doctoral researcher, Rothamsted Research – UK; Daniel Norero, Neocrop Technologies, Chile; Joseph Opoku Gakpo, Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association; and convenor Pablo Orozco, Alliance for Science, Berlin.