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European Green Deal and Farm to Fork Strategy

How Innovation Can Support the Transition Toward Global Sustainable Food Systems?

Research and innovation as key to transform global food systems

  • sustainable agriculture
  • Saturday 19 February 2022, 14:00 - 17:45 (CET)

Practical information

When
Saturday 19 February 2022, 14:00 - 17:45 (CET)
Where
France Pavillion
Languages
English

Description

European Green Deal & Farm to Fork Strategy
Farm to Fork Strategy

On 19 February 2022, the European Commission will organise the conference European Green Deal and Farm to Fork strategy: how innovation can support the transition towards global sustainable food systems hosted by France Pavilion at EXPO 2020.

This conference will contribute to the “Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods Week” at EXPO 2020. This will be the opportunity to engage in the discussion on the transition towards global sustainable food systems. The forum of discussion will explore what opportunities research and innovation can bring to support the transition worldwide.

The conference will be an on-site, high-level meeting with the possibility for additional audience to listen live-stream. This will allow the highest number of people to benefit from the exchanges among the panellists and discuss the challenges and opportunities facing global food systems. The speakers will include:

 

  • H.E. Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development    
  • H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment    
  • H.E. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food of Canada, TBC 
  • H.E. Pio Wennubst, Ambassador of Switzerland to the United Nations TBC

 

 

You are warmly invited to attend the Conference European Green Deal and Farm to Fork strategy: how innovation can support the transition towards global sustainable food systemslive in the French Pavilion at EXPO 2020. The session will feature simultaneous interpretation in English, French. The discussion will be followed by a cocktail reception hosted by the European Union.

To help ensure your place and accreditation at EXPO 2020 (entry pass if needed), please register here. Due to COVID-19 sanitary measures in place, the number of places at the event is limited.