Held March 9-10, 2015, under the Patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nayhan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs of the UAE, the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) will be the world's largest showcase of innovations in sustainable agriculture.
With the key theme of 'driving innovation for an agricultural revolution,' GFIA will highlight the sustainable agriculture initiatives being planned and deployed around the world, facilitate knowledge transfer and demonstrate available investment opportunities. The GFIA agenda was designed by a steering committee of 20 international experts in the fields of academia, R&D, science, industry and investment.
The GFIA programme includes:
• Exhibition and conference: keynote sessions, panel discussions and 150 innovation presentations.
• Incubator zone: a low-cost space for entrepreneurs to showcase their ideas and prototypes.
• Innovation Zone: display of working models of some of the most inspiring innovations in agriculture today.
• Technical tours to a range of sustainable agriculture projects in the UAE
• GCC Farmer Focus: a dedicated programme to educate GCC farmers on the benefits of sustainable agriculture
• NGO Zone: dedicated area for NGOs, development agencies and charitable foundations to meet and share ideas across sectors
• Collaboration & Research Centre: A space for universities and research organisations to share research and explore new areas of collaboration
• MENA Country Showcase pavilions: Official country pavilions where expertise, major projects, research and investment opportunities will be showcased
BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS
GFIA is committed to fostering the cross-fertilisation of ideas. By providing a platform that is independent and inclusive, GFIA offers all stakeholders from the agricultural sector an opportunity to collaborate with people and organisations with compatible goals.
GFIA 2014 featured over 100 presentations across four Innovation Theatres. Delegates agreed that the choice of content was extraordinary, many innovations were ground-breaking and the quality of the presentations was of a high standard. GFIA 2015 will build upon this success and ensure the Innovation Presentations and Roundtable Discussions will host the thought leaders that are shaping the future. If you are interested in speaking at GFIA, please contact Nicola Davison.
SIDE EVENTS IN 2015
GFIA side events will complement the main plenary programme and include:
• Partnerships for Food Security & Climate Resilient Agriculture • Post-harvest Loss Initiative • NGOs’ Critical Role in Agricultural Productivity • 2nd Africa Agriculture Technology Platform • The GCC Agricultural Leaders Forum • The Africa Agricultural Leaders Forum • Aquaculture Development in the Middle East & North Africa
If your organisation would benefit from such running a side event at GFIA and would like to discuss the support available, please contact: Mark Beaumont | T: +971 4 391 8085 E: [email protected]
2014 CONFERENCE: THE MOST IMPORTANT MEETING FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN THE WORLD
DRIVING INNOVATION FOR AN AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION
The conference at GFIA 2014 brought together a powerful set of international thought leaders including Bill Gates, Frank Rijsberman, Mark Post and Andras Forgacs.
Keynote and panel sessions explored topics such as investment, ICT in agriculture, agricultural development in Africa, making the conference a marked success.