Third Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Brussels, Belgium

The Third Conference on Sustainable Agriculture will be held in Brussels, Belgium on 11 and 12 May 2010.

The event will look at the role that sustainable agriculture can play in feeding the world while addressing such concerns as reducing the so-called 'carbon footprint', the start of farming 'cool' and protecting soil from pesticides and erosion.

Industry stakeholders will share knowledge, insights and experiences in a programme designed around working sessions, keynote speeches, workshops, networking opportunities and roundtables. Topics on the agenda include:
- successful cases of sustainable agriculture,
- sharing risk and value across the supply chain,
- the importance of local and global policy for sustainable agriculture,
- the practicality of a global framework for farm metrics,
- responsible soy production,
- sustainable palm production,
- collaboration work in the value chain,
- insights and successful strategies in farmer capacity development.For further information, please visit:
http://www.sustainable-ag.org/welcome.html(opens in new window)