Governing Body Annual Forum Sessions
Forum Sessions hosted by the Governing Body of the Co-operative Research Programme at its annual meetings.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CRP Governing Body has not been able to meet in person in 2020 and 2021. Consequently, it has not been possible to have its Annual Forum.
The Governing Body of the Co-operative Research Programme hosted a forum on "New ways of doing agriculture" at its annual meeting on 6 December 2022.
The programme for this forum was as follows:
1. "Urban agriculture and green infrastructure in urban landscapes"- Dr Attila Tóth, Head, Institute of Landscape Architecture, University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovak Republic
2. "Are robotics mature enough to support new farming challenges?" - Mr Christophe Aubé, Président, RobAgri, France
3. "NeoFarm: an agro-ecological and technological farm model for sustainable production" - Mr. Julien Sauvageon, Deployment & Development Manager, NeoFarm, France
4. "Making vertical farming a true player in the supply chain"- Mr. James Lloyd-Jones, Founder and CEO, Jones Food Company (JFC), United Kingdom
2019 – Resilience in agriculture
The Governing Body of the Co-operative Research Programme hosted a forum on "Resilience in Agriculture" at its annual meeting on 6 December 2019.
The programme for this forum was as follows:
1. "OECD work on the global food system" - Mr. Koen Deconinck, OECD, Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD), Agro-food, Trade and Markets (ATM) Division
2. "Reflections from the CRP Fellowship to the University of Queensland" - Dr. John Ingram, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, UK
3. "A food systems approach to food loss and waste" - Ms. Morvarid Bagherzadeh, OECD, Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD), Agriculture and Resource Policy (ARP) Division
2018 – Circular/Bio-economy in the Agri-food Sector
The Governing Body of the Co-operative Research Programme hosted a forum on "Circular/Bio-economy in the Agri-food Sector"at its annual meeting on 30 November 2018.
The programme for this forum was as follows:
- An overview of STI's Work on Bio-economy - Mr. Jim Philp, OECD, Science, Technology and Innovation Directorate (STI)
- The Circular Bio-economy in Agriculture and Forestry - Dr. Ben Allen, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), United Kingdom
- EU Research and Innovation for a Circular Agriculture - Mr. Fabio Cossu, European Commission, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, Belgium
- Sustainability: a Key Concept in the Development of the Agri-food Based Bio-economy - Dr. Fionnuala Murphy, School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland
2017 – Visions of the Future in Food Production
The Governing Body of the Co-operative Research Programme hosted a forum on "Visions of the Future in Food Production" at its annual meeting on 1 December 2017. The programme for this forum was as follows:
- "Synthetic meat production and its environmental and economic potentials" - Mr. Peter Verstrate, MosaMeat B.V., the Netherlands
- "Industralising land-based fish farming for a protein-hungry future: an interdisciplinary approach to environmental and economic success" - Mr. Trond-Inge Kvernevik, Niri AS, Fiskevegn AS, Norway
- "Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Agriculture" - Professor David Hughes, Penn State, CIDD, Department of Entomology and Biology, United States
- An overview of TAD's work on the OECD Project on "Digital Opportunities in Agriculture"- Ms. Gwendolen Deboe, OECD, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Natural Resources Policy Division
2016 – Gene Editing
The Governing Body of the Co-operative Research Programme hosted a forum on "Gene Editing" at its annual meeting on 1 December 2016. The programme for this forum was as follows:
- Outcomes of the CRP-sponsored conference "GMOs in Horticulture: Past, Present, Future" held in Brisbane, Australia on 20 August 2014 - Dr. Bart Panis, Bioversity International, Belgium
- Outcomes of the CRP-sponsored conference "Genome Editing and the Future of Farming" held in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK on 6 September 2016 - Prof. John Hickey, The Roslin Institute, the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Outcomes of the CRP-sponsored conference on "Environmental Release of Engineered Pests: Building an International Governance Framework" held in Raleigh, USA from 4 to 6 October 2016 - Dr. Zack Brown, North Carolina State University, Genetic Engineering and Society Center, United States
- An overview of STI's work on gene editing - Dr. Steffi Friedrichs, OECD, Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Directorate, Biotechnology Nanotechnology and Converging Technologies Division
- Harmonised Regulatory Approach in Biotechnology - Dr. Peter Kearns, OECD, Environment Directorate, Health and Safety Division
2015 – Food Security
The Governing Body of the Co-operative Research Programme hosted a forum on "Food Security" at its annual meeting on 30 November 2015. The programme for this forum was as follows:
- Comments on the CRP-sponsored conference "Feeding more than 9 billion people: challenges and choices by 2015" held in Canberra, Australia and Copenhagen, Denmark on 22 April 2015 - Dr. Gary Fitt, CSIRO, Australia
- Putting fish on the food security menu - Dr. Christophe Béné, CIAT, CGIAR, Cali, Colombia
- The importance of natural resources to food security, focusing on soil - Professor Jane Rickson, Cranfield Soil and AgriFood Institute, Cranfield University, UK
- An overview of TAD's work on food security - Dr. Annelies Deuss, OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Agro-Food Trade and Markets Division
- Global food security and linkages between agricultural research and agricultural research for development - Dr. Patricia Wagenmakers, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Dept. of Agriculture and Nature