Preparations underway for Youth Ag-Summit

Bayer CropScience in partnership with Future Farmers Network (FFN) Australia have announced the program for the 2015 Summit, which runs from 24-28 August.

The Youth Ag-Summit aims to build awareness of the challenges facing modern agriculture and food security. Organisers hope it will empower young leaders to advocate on behalf of agriculture and to inspire them to build networks and take action.

Over the course of the four days, the global platform will bring together future leaders and key opinion-builders to discuss, develop and deliver solutions on the challenging question: How do we feed a hungry planet?

Topics will be based around three key themes – Innovation, Sustainability and Leadership. The sessions will address global challenges in agriculture, including food wastage, equitable food distribution, sustainable food consumption and alternative food sources.

The program will include keynotes from Julie Borlaug, from the Norman E. Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and Bernd Naaf, Member of the Board of Management at Bayer CropScience, as well as field trips and hands-on breakout sessions.

Richard Dickmann, head of new business development at Bayer CropScience says the program will be highly dynamic and collaborative.

“Bayer and FFN worked closely with both sponsors and partners of the Youth Ag-Summit, including GRDC, ACIAR, Rabobank, LEGENDAIRY/Dairy Australia, Coles, WWF and CSIRO, to create an engaging, meaningful program for the delegates,” he says.

“In addition to igniting thoughts and ideas that will ultimately generate solutions to the question around feeding a hungry planet, we also aim to educate the delegates on the bigger picture and the role that we and each of the Summit partners play.”

For a detailed preview of the Youth Ag-Summit program and to meet the delegates, visit www.youthagsummit.com.