Global and Local Approaches to Climate-Resilient Land Use

Global and Local Approaches to Climate-Resilient Land Use

Drawing on both international best practice and national insights, this event will bring together researchers, policymakers and industry

By LU CoE - Transformative Agribusiness

Date and time

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM NZDT

Location

S1 - Stewart Building

Lincoln University Campus Ellesmere Junction Road Lincoln University, Canterbury 7674 New Zealand

About this event

  • Event lasts 4 hours 30 minutes

There are significant market opportunities for New Zealand’s food and fibre sector. For example, continued global population growth and changing consumer demand as countries move through the nutrition transition are likely to increase demand for the mix of products produced in New Zealand. In addition, New Zealand is potentially well positioned to take advantage of increased consumer demand for food and fibre products with a range of credence attributes (health and nutrition, sustainability, indigenous provenance etc). These opportunities have been recognised by the current government whose stated ambition is to significantly boost the value of exports from the primary sector over the next 10 years.

However, there are major challenges that threaten maintenance of the current situation let alone the achievement of significant growth within the sector. These include maintaining profitability and productivity as well as mitigating the considerable environmental impacts of current production systems.

New Zealand’s climate is changing and whilst this may bring some opportunities, it also presents significant challenges across the country. Not least because the intensity and frequency of climatic shocks are likely to increase. How, and indeed whether, we should be striving for significant growth in exports whilst meeting the ambitious targets set for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (including methane) and adapting to the already changing climate presents a significant conundrum for policy makers as well as those within the sector.

Drawing on both international best practice and national insights, this event will bring together researchers, policymakers and industry to assess the feasibility of developing climate resilient food and fibre systems in Aotearoa New Zealand


Timings

9.00 am: Welcome and Setting the Scene

Alan Renwick and Wim de Koning (Co-Directors LU Centre of Excellence in Transformative Agribusiness)

9.15 am Session 1 International Perspectives on Climate Resilient Land Use

Keynote Speakers - Ada Ignaciuk (OECD) and Katarzyna Zawalinska (IRAD, Polish Academy of Sciences)

10.20 am Break

10.35 am Session 2: Achieving Climate Resilience in Aotearoa New Zealand: Valuing Natural Capital

Keynote Speakers Mark Fitzpatrick (The Aotearoa Circle) and Cerasela Stancu (Envirostrat)

11.40 am Break

11.50 am Session 3: Resilient Food Systems: Small-scale and Local?

Keynote Speakers Alison Bentley (Tikitere Farm) and Angela Clifford (Eat New Zealand)

12.55 – Summing up Anita Wreford (Lincoln University)

1.05pm: Lunch and networking

1.30pm: Event finishes


Wednesday 27 November

9.00am - 1.30pm

S1, Stewart Building, Lincoln University


For more details about what to expect at this event, head to our website: https://www.transformativeagribusiness.co.nz/events/climate-resilience

Organised by

The Centre of Excellence, Transformative Agribusiness, is dedicated to enhancing sustainability in the food and fibre sectors. It supports the development of new products and ways of working that increase economic and social value while reducing the environmental impacts of agribusinesses.

Drawing on international best practice, the centre brings together researchers, policymakers and industry to assess the feasibility of transformative agribusiness in Aotearoa New Zealand and develop tangible solutions.

Free