Forums
Global Ag Trade and Sustainability: Gaps and Opportunities
May 14, 2024
Via Zoom
The issue of trade and sustainability in agri-food systems has reached a critical juncture globally, marked by tension and competing visions. While agriculture can be a positive tool for sustainability, there are divergent perspectives on the role that trade plays and the varied approaches to improving sustainability. The May 2024 Farm Foundation® Forum, Global Ag Trade and Sustainability: Gaps and Opportunities, outlined some of the key debates happening in agri-food trade, and explore opportunities for better understanding of sustainability policies and goals which impact agricultural trade.
This Forum took place on May 14, at 9 a.m. Central via Zoom.
Moderator:
Shari Rogge-Fidler
President and CEO, Farm Foundation
Panelists:
Devry Boughner Vorwerk
Founder and CEO, DevryBV Sustainable Strategies
Tyler McCann
Managing Director, Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute
Katie McRobert
Executive Director, Australian Farm Institute
Mark Titterington
Co-founder and Director, Forum for the Future of Agriculture
Co-Head, Global Sustainability & Public Affairs, Indigo
Additional Materials
Many of the panelists’ organizations are founding members of the Global Forum on Farm Policy and Innovation. The Forum touches on themes surfaced in the recent GFFPI report, Advancing the Role of Trade and Agricultural Sustainability.