If you missed the Innovation & Development Hackathon in March, and are eager to engage in dialogue and activity around global food security, then we hope the many May and June events of the Global Food Futures Year will give you your fill!
Please get in touch with Programmes Manager, Anne Radl, for more information about any of our upcoming events.
Sustainable Agriculture Development Seminar
Monday 12 May 2014, 14.00 to 18.00; Hughes Hall, University of CambridgeDr
Willem Stoop of the University of Wageningen and Brian Sims of the FAO explore the potential of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and Conservation Agriculture (CA) to achieve greater productivity with sustainability.
Led by the Tropical Agricultural Association with support from the University of Cambridge Strategic Initiative in Global Food Security and the Cambridge Conservation Forum (CCF).
Register: contact Keith Virgo at [email protected]
Food Security, Biotechnology & Genetic Modification- a mature conversation
Friday 16 May, 16:00 to 18:00; Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Dr Emmanuel Okogbenin (African Agricultural Technology Foundation), Dr Andrew Stirling (University of Sussex) and Professor Ottoline Leyser (Cambridge University Sainsbury Laboratory) take a seasoned look at the role of biotechnologies in producing enough food for everyone.
This event is held in partnership with the Sainsbury Laboratory, the Conservation Research Institute, and the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, and is part of “Plant Week”.
Register: http://food-security.eventbrite.co.uk
The Transformational Role of Plants in meeting the Zero Hunger Challenge
Saturday 17 May 2014, 14.00, Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge
The “Indian Father of the Green Revolution”, M.S. Swaminathan, one of Time magazine’s three most influential Indians of the 20th century, speaks on the ‘Zero Hunger Challenge’.
This event is held in partnership with the Sainsbury Laboratory, the Conservation Research Institute, and the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, and is part of “Plant Week”.
Register: https://zero-hunger.eventbrite.co.uk
ICT4Agriculture in developing countries: innovation and “the last mile”
Tuesday 20th May 2014, 6:00pm to 8:00pm; Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge
A thought-provoking panel and discussion with Cliff Schmidt (Literacy Bridge), Laura Crow (Vodafone; author of Connected Agriculture), Harsha Liyange, (Sarvodaya-Fusion) and Benny Dembitzer (Grassroots Africa).
This event is part of the “ICT4 ….” series, a partnership between ARM and the Humanitarian Centre to explore the role of ICT in global poverty alleviation.
Register: https://gffict4agriculture.eventbrite.co.uk
Climate Change & Food Security Marketplace
Friday 13 June, 9:30 to 15:00; Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge
Beginning with a special keynote conversation between Dame Barbara Stocking (previous CEO of Oxfam) and Sir Jonathan Porritt (founder of Forum for the Future), this interactive and dynamic “marketplace” is a space for exchanging ideas and making new connections.
Register: https://climateandfoodmarketplace.eventbrite.co.uk
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