Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Farm Foundation Forum and symposium in D.C. on Sept. 19 will discuss innovation in agriculture

Research and innovation in U.S. agriculture and the changes needed to be competitive on the global market will be discussed at the Farm Foundation Forum from 9 to 11 a.m. EDT on Sept. 19 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Farm Foundation President Constance Cullman will moderate. Forum participants will be Ken Ash, director of the Trade and Agriculture Directorate of the international Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development; Catherine Moreddu, senior economist at OECD; and Margaret Zeigler, executive director of the Global Harvest Initiative.

Invited responders are: Parag Chitnis, deputy director of the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, and Alan Leshner, CEO emeritus of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

The Farm Foundation website says, "Following the forum, Farm Foundation, OECD and USDA's Economic Research Service will convene a symposium, 'Research and Innovation Policies for Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture.' Researchers, academics and government leaders from the U.S. and the European Union will examine the role of public policies to support research and innovation, and how to improve the capacity of those policies to deliver demand-driven results. Addressing capacity and the linkages of public-private partnerships are among the topics for the symposium, which will continue Sept. 20. Symposium details and registration are available." A free live audio stream of the forum will be available on the Farm Foundation website. Click here to register to attend the Forum in person; click here to participate in the live audiocast.
 

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