Themes
Main Program Themes
- Food security: crop diversity and nutrition, gender mainstreaming, agri-finance
- Climate impact: natural resources management, climate-smart agriculture
- Sustainability: circularity, clean energy, carbon and chemical footprint reduction
- Innovation: disruptive technology, investment, ecosystem development, controlled environment agriculture
Scientific Program Themes
- Management of marginal environments
- Sustainable natural resource management
- Climate change impact on agriculture
- Crop diversification and improvement
- Novel biotechnological approaches
- Climate-smart agriculture for food security
Agenda Snapshot
Gala dinner
Ministerial keynotes
Onstage interviews
First time presentation of scientific research
Dedicated technical streams
Panel discussions and debates
Interactive roundtables
International Honorary Advisory Committee
Dr. Kanayo F. Nwanze
Fifth President, International Fund for Agricultural Development
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, FAYODE, Nigeria
Dr. Nina Fedoroff
Emeritus Professor of Biology, Penn State University, USA
Dr. José Graziano da Silva
Eighth Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Brazil
Prof. Afaf Kamal Eldin
College of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Prof. Mohammed Sadiki
President of the CIHEAM Governing Board
Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Forests of the Kingdom of Morocco, Morocco
Dr. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss
Former Director General, Federal German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
Dr. Ren Wang
Senior Vice President of the BGI Group, President, BGI Global Development, China
Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra
Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE)
Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India
Prof. Ghaleb Ali Alhadrami Al Breiki
Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost,
United Arab Emirates University,
UAE
A Global Gathering Of Experts & Decision Makers
Who is attending
- Government Ministries, Authorities and Agencies
- International Policy Institutes and Think-Tanks
- Aid and Development Agencies
- Universities and Research Institutes
- Agribusiness Leaders and Farmers
- AgTech Leaders and Entrepreneurs
GFIME will facilitate dialogue across the entire agriculture value chain between policymakers, decision-makers, donor and development agencies, scientists and experts, and agribusinesses.
- Increase understanding of scale and impact of abiotic stresses in marginal environments
- Discover successful strategies tackling the challenges of adapting to harsh environmental conditions through policies, projects and real world case studies
- Develop partnerships, incubate projects and launch initiatives to innovate operations at the local, regional and international level
- Accurately forecast future climate change scenarios
- Harness the latest technology enabling innovation in marginal environments
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