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Tell someone they’re flying on a plane powered by sugar cane waste or used cooking oil, and you are sure to raise a few eyebrows! Here Airbus’ ANZ Chief Representative Stephen Forshaw shares, how science and agriculture can play a major part in solving one of the world’s toughest decarbonisation challenges – reducing carbon emissions from aviation.

In a world grappling with environmental concerns and ambitious carbon reduction targets, increasingly innovation has become the linchpin to address global challenges. The urgency to combat climate change and meet evolving market, consumer, and regulatory demands, continues to grow, requiring innovation that drives productivity while mitigating environmental harm. And seaweed has now become a key agent of change.

Fewer cars, fewer flights and much less meat. And if you live in Canada or the United Kingdom, your personal carbon footprint needs to fall by 90 percent by 2050.

AgriFutures’ evoke^AG. has launched its program for the 2024 event, revealing a schedule packed with exceptional thought leaders and change makers on the cutting edge of agriculture, food manufacturing, research, innovation, investment, and policy.

Filmmaker, Damon Gameau, will take to the stage to share his insights and discoveries into practical climate change solutions.

Our global farming industry is being faced with a major challenge; we need a much higher output, with virtually the same input.

Could a carbon tax improve our soils, enhance the quality of our food and help retain our precious water? This is just one of Damon Gameau’s unique vistas for creating a brighter, better world.

‘Vertical Farming’ pioneer, David Rosenberg, addressed the full house at evoke^AG. 2019.

evoke^AG. 2019 came to a close with a deep dive into the world of agrifood innovation and investment featuring Joseph Zhou (Bits x bites), Emma Weston (AgriDigital), Oded Distel (Tal-Ya Agriculture Solutions), Spencer Maughan (Finistere Ventures), Ian Proudfoot (KPMG) and Meiny Prins (Priva), facilitated by Matthew Pryor (Tenacious Ventures).

This Plenary session officially opened evokeAG 2019