Scaling Up Innovation in Agriculture
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2018-03-25

Innovation in agriculture is the key to making food systems more productive, healthy and sustainable while remaining economically viable. How should innovations be financed and scaled up?

Dimensions to be addressed:
- Investing in R&D and technology
- Developing new market linkages
- Increasing efficiency and product quality

This session is associated with the System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Food Security and Agriculture.

· Mauricio Adade, President, Latin America and Global Malnutrition Partnerships, Royal DSM, Brazil
· Victoria Alonsoperez, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Chipsafer, Uruguay
· Svein Tore Holsether, President and Chief Executive Officer, Yara International, Norway
· Marcos Alberto Medina Britos, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of Paraguay
· Patrick Struebi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Fairtrasa, Switzerland

Moderated by
· Carol Guerrero Santos, Journalist and News Anchor, Deutsche Welle,
Germany

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