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Roundtable to address agriculture food system challenges and policies
On Tuesday, 16 November 2021, Corteva Agriscience and the GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Academy (EDA) will be hosting their fourth and final series of roundtable discussions. The roundtable will offer a platform for key voices to set the table to address agriculture's triple challenge of ensuring food security and nutrition for a growing population, supporting, and providing livelihoods for the millions of people working in the food supply chain, and doing so in an environmentally sustainable way by protecting the environment.
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The event will be aligned with Global Entrepreneurship Month, which is an international festival of entrepreneurship that aims to connect entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, policymakers, and ecosystem players.
Food systems around the world face this triple challenge which must be tackled together if we are to make sustainable progress in any of them. Making progress is indeed challenging, as initiatives in one domain can have inadvertent repercussions in another. Better policies will require breaking down silos between agriculture, environmental and health policies and overcoming knowledge gaps.
Food systems approach
Leading agricultural voices will share their expert insights around a food systems approach and the opportunities and challenges policymakers need to consider when making better policies for food systems.
The three panellists that will engage in the roundtable include Tatjana von Bormann, a food system, strategy and strategic foresight specialist with a thematic focus on shaping the future of food production and consumption; Colleen Magner, co-founder and managing director of the Africa office for Reos Partners, a global organisation that addresses high-stakes challenges around the world; and Professor Sheryl L Hendriks, head of department and Professor of Food Security at the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development at the University of Pretoria and a food security policy expert with extensive experience in policy analysis and programme design.
The moderator, Mpho Mashita, is an author, social entrepreneur, radio presenter, MC, and conversation moderator.
As part of its 2030 sustainability goals, Corteva Agriscience has committed to empowering women to help them become successful farmers, small-business owners, and providers for their families.
To this end, they are committed to engaging with and supporting women in agriculture across the globe – from the largest farms in the most advanced economies to the smallest subsistence farms in the developing world. This roundtable event takes place alongside Corteva Agriscience and GIBS EDA’s immersive programme which serves as a development intervention for women farmers to develop their entrepreneurial, leadership and business skills to manage and sustain profitable farms.
The GIBS EDA and Corteva Agriscience roundtable will take place from 10am to 12pm.
All seats for the in-person session at the GIBS campus have been reserved. Secure your seat for the Zoom webinar by registering here.
