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Regenerative Agriculture & Sustainable Food Systems Day One - GT (Gulf Time, GMT+04:00)
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Regenerative Agriculture & Sustainable Food Systems Day One - GT (Gulf Time, GMT+04:00)
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Regenerative Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems to Help Tackle Climate Change Challenges & Drive Forward Food Security in the Middle East
10:15 - 10:45
Registration
10:45 - 10:50
Opening remarks from the chairperson
10:50 - 11:20
Keynote: Innovating for the future of food security in the Middle East
Arable agriculture in the Middle East is critically limited by water and heat. There are many technologies and approaches to help production in such conditions, especially in controlled-environment systems. Examples of such technologies will be presented. Reducing subsidies for energy and water would encourage adoption of these technologies and reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture in this region
- Mark Tester - Professor & Associate Director at the Center for Desert Agriculture in the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
11:20 - 11:50
Keynote: Opening address from the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment
11:50 - 12:20
Keynote: The one health biosecurity programme in Abu Dhabi- How regenerative agriculture can play a role
- Understanding the goal behind the one health biosecurity programme
- How can regenerative agriculture play a role?
- Reviewing current innovative programmes and activities in the field of agriculture, both plant and animal, and food safety- that interlink with regenerative practises
- Khaled Abdulla Al-Marzooqi - Agriculture Control Division Director, Control & Inspection Sector, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority
12:20 - 12:30
Q&A session
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Food Chain Supply- Feeding A Growing Population
12:30 - 13:00
Regenerative agriculture , economics, risk and feeding a growing population
- Julian Roche - Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, UWA School of Agriculture and Environment
13:00 - 13:30
Market trends and insights from Frost & Sullivan
- A Representative - ,, Frost & Sullivan
13:30 - 13:40
Q&A Session
13:40 - 15:10
Networking Lunch & Exhibition Viewing
15:10 - 15:40
Food security and risk - what are key risks we face linked to food security and can regenerative agriculture play a part as a solution?
- Sadar Abdul Rasheed - Director Commodity Risk Control & Financial Risk Management Professional, Savola Group & Binsadar
15:40 - 16:10
A regenerative approach focused on utilizing waste to generate a sustainable food system in Dubai
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Investing in the Future of Regenerative Agriculture
16:10 - 17:10
Panel: Investing in Regenerative Agriculture- Understanding Regenerative Agriculture in the Middle East- What are the real needs , challenges and opportunities?
- What do we look for?
- What technologies are of key interest?
- What recent investments in this space have we undertaken?
- Creating a hub in the Middle East for Regenerative Agriculture technologies that can help food security on a global scale
- Regenerative agriculture is well known in Europe and USA- where do we stand in the Middle East?
- Understanding how we are working to position the Middle East as a technology hub for Regenerative Agriculture
- What are the challenges we face?
- Learning where the opportunities are and how to identify them
- Nadine Benchaffai - Venture Builder Director, DANA Global
- Dimitrios Drisis - Founder, Excellwise Ventures DWC – LLC
- Adithya Manoj - Senior Associate, Global Ventures
- Samantha Kayruz - Strategy & Sustainability Impact Director, Goumbook
- Roma Vora - Co-Founder, Aranya Farms
17:10 - 17:40
Networking Break
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Regenerative Agriculture and Technology Innovations
17:40 - 18:00
The role of smart irrigation systems in regenerative agriculture farming
18:00 - 18:20
How blockchain can change the face of regenerative agriculture
18:20 - 18:40
Precision agriculture and its role within regenerative agriculture
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