Biodiversity and Food Production: The Future of the British Landscape
Watch our biodiversity webinar on replay if you are involved in AgriFood including industry, academia, farmers/growers, government and funders.
Why Watch?
- Hear about the challenges around balancing food production and biodiversity promotion from experts
- Hear from businesses who offer innovative solutions to address some of these challenges
- Discover new innovation opportunities
- Learn about potential future funding
Webinar recording and slides are now available
Welcome and Introduction
Scene Setting Presentations
Challenges Faced Panel Session
International Perspectives & Supply Chain Innovations
Funding Opportunities
New Innovations
Find the slides here.
Agenda
- 13:00 – Welcome & Introduction
- 13:10 – Scene Setting Presentations
Bhavani Shankar, University of Sheffield
Catherine Boyd, Defra
- 13:30 – Q&A
- 13:40 – Challenges faced by the farming & growing communities – Panel Session
- Chair: Ruth Bastow, Innovation Director | CHAP
- Sophie Alexander, Farmer | Hemsworth Farm LLP
- Jerry Alford, Arable & Soils Advisor | Soil Association
- Harriet Henrick, Livestock Advisor | NFU
- Ruth Little | University of Sheffield
- Bill Parker, Head of Technical Programmes | AHDB
- 14:10 – Interactive Discussion via Mentimeter
- 14:20 – Break
- 14:30 – International Perspectives & Supply Chain Innovations
Frédéric Baudron, CIMMYT
Sarah Blanford & Celia Cole, Sainsbury’s
- 15:00 – Q&A
- 15:10 – Funding Opportunities
- Chris Danks | Innovate UK / UKRI
- 15:20 – Q&A
- 15:30 – New Innovations
AgriSound
Bio-F
Bx Technologies
Iceni Earth
Nature Metrics
Seawater Solutions
- 15:55 – Closing Remarks
This event is in partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield.