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How do we Feed the World? Cambridge, UK

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How do we feed the world?
Location
Cambridge, UK
Event date
Event time
17:30 – 18:30 BST

Organiser's description (via Cambridge Global Food Security)

Our ability to feed ourselves is essential to the survival of humanity. Find out about the ingenious inventions and discoveries that have made this possible at this event from the University of Cambridge. The technologies discussed by our panel of experts will range from genetic modification to fermentation. They'll ask which has made the biggest and most sustainable contribution to supplying the world with food.

Speakers:

  • Professor Tina Barsby OBE, Honorary Professor of Agricultural Botany
  • Professor Shailaja Fennell, Department of Land Economy
  • Dr Inanna Hamati-Ataya, Principal Research Associate, CRASSH Professor Martin Jones, Department of Archaeology
  • Professor Giles Oldroyd, Director of the Crop Science Centre

Chair:

  • Professor Howard Griffiths, Department of Plant Sciences

Registration is essential for this in-person event in Cambridge, as places are limited. Register here

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