Workshop
Sustainability in future food production systems: Can biotechnology make a difference?
Agriculture is facing the challenge of significantly increasing the production to ensure a sufficient food supply in a sustainable way. Biotechnology has mainly been used to increase agricultural productivity, and is suggested as a tool to reduce negative environmental effects of food production.
The aim of this workshop is to bring scholars from different disciplines together to discuss what role biotechnology can play in enhancing sustainable agriculture and food production systems.
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Preliminary Program 23rd January 2013, Room O, Main lecture building, Ultuna
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9:30 |
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Coffee |
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10:00 |
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Welcome by Prof. Sven Ove Hansson, KTH/SLU and Dr. Anna Lehrman, SLU |
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10:20 |
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The concept of agricultural sustainability: Some philosophical reflections. Dr. Karin Edvardsson Björnberg, KTH |
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10:40 |
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Sustainable intensification. Associate Professor Håkan Marstorp, SLU |
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11:00 |
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Sustainable agriculture – the role of biotechnology. Dr. Ivar Virgin, Stockholm Environment Institute |
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11:45 |
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Lunch |
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13:00 |
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Introduction to parallel sessions, Prof. Lotta Rydhmer |
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13:15 |
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Parallel sessions (including coffee) |
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A: New species in new cropping systems – aspects of domestication and the role of biotechnology (ex. Lepidium campestre), led by Dr. Göran Bergkvist.
B: New tools to enhance efficiency of current production systems (ex. of crop nutrient use efficiency), led by Prof. Martin Weih.
C: Possibility to decrease the environmental impact of livestock species (ex. dairy cows), led by Prof. Dirk-Jan de Koning.
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14:45 |
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Final discussion led by Prof. Sven Ove Hansson, KTH/SLU |
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15:30 |
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Closing |
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