Webinars

WEBINARS May 2019

Coherent policies driving sustainable food systems

Agriculture and food systems urgently need to change to meet the SDGs by 2030. A series of webinars explores how policies can drive this change. Eminent policy makers from across the globe discuss potentials and challenges with authors of a recent policy article published in the renowned journal Nature Sustainability.

Thursday, 16 May 2019, 14:00 – 15:00 CEST

Coherent policies driving sustainable food systems in Switzerland and India

Moderator: Martijn Sonnevelt, Executive Director, World Food System Centre, ETH Zurich.

Speakers:

Bernard Lehmann, Director, Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture

Neeraja Adidam, Joint Secretary Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, India

Frank Eyhorn, Senior Advisor Sustainable Agriculture, Helvetas

Adrian Müller, Senior Researcher, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, and ETH Zurich

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Monday, 20 May 2019, 14:00 – 15:00 CEST

Coherent policies driving sustainable food systems in Europe

Moderator: Nic Lampkin, Policy Expert on organic farming, Thünen Institute, Germany

Speakers:

Jürn Sanders, Senior Researcher, Thünen Institute of Farm Economics, Germany

Iman Boot (DG Agri EU-COM), Senior Expert of Directorates C “Strategy, simplification and Policy Analysis”

Paul Holmbek, Policy Director at Organic Denmark

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We are looking forward to seeing you online!