1st Weihenstephan Forum on the Future of Agricultural Policy on 20/6
Providing food for 10 billion people despite advancing climate change and scarce production areas is the challenge agriculture is facing until 2050. As a new series of events at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the Weihenstephan Forum on the Future of Agricultural Policy will discuss how the framework conditions can be set.Bavarian Minister of Agriculture, Michaela Kaniber, as well as researchers and representatives from agricultural and environmental associations will present their views and ideas on agriculture in Bavaria. In six keynote speeches, they will present their ideas on the future of Bavarian agriculture.
Interested guests and media are cordially invited to participate in the event. We ask for registration at hans-eisenmann-forum @tum.de
Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 4:30 pm
Place: TUM Campus in Weihenstephan, lecture hall 17, Liesel-Beckmann-Straße 1, 85354 Freising
Program:
4.30 pm
Welcome
Prof. Senthold Asseng, Scientific Direktor, Hans Eisenmann-Forum for Agricultural Sciences
Introduction and Moderation
Prof. Johannes Sauer, Chair of Production and Resource Economics
5 p.m.
Keynote speeches
Michaela Kaniber, Bavarian Minister of Agriculture
Günther Felßner, President, Bavarian Farmers’ Association
Jörg Migende, Head of Corporate Public Affairs, Head of Digital Farming, Lead Expert Agribusiness, BayWa AG
Thomas Lang, Chairman, Landesvereinigung für den ökologischen Landbau in Bavaria
Julia Giehrl, Spokesperson for the Agricultural Working Group, Bayerische Jungbauernschaft
Richard Mergner, Spokesperson for the Agricultural Working Group, Bayerische Jungbauernschaft
5.50 p.m. Panel discussion with questions from the audience
6.40 p.m. "Beer & Brezn" at the Hans Eisenmann-Forum
